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Ice crusher

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ice-crusher?lang=nl>

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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/kolkschep?lang=nl>

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Laundry tongs

Hot laundry could be safely removed from the washing kettle with these laundry tongs. They were usually made of (beech) wood because it does not stain, is light and cheap. The metal parts such as the spindle or spring were often made of copper, because the tongs were certainly not allowed to rust. However, there are also iron and rubber or plastic laundry tongs. [MOT

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Laundry beater

In the past, the actual washing was done after the laundry was cooked. The lye and the already dissolved dirt, as well as the last stains had to be removed with soap. This was done by hand alone, on a washboard or with a laundry beater (approx. 30 by 10 cm). The latter is a wooden chip-shaped beater - to be distinguished from the cork driver and the iron beater - with which the laundry was tapped, which was placed on a stone or shelf. [MOT