Rullman Hand-cranked Wringer Washer - Atchison KS
N 39° 33.601 W 095° 07.632
15S E 317254 N 4381086
A Rullman wringer-washer on display in the Atchison Depot Museum, Atchison KS
Waymark Code: WMX4DG
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2017
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This Rullman washing machine and wringer is located in a small exhibit on Kansas home life in the 1900s-1920s at the Atchison Depot Museum, in downtown Atchison KS.
These washers were manufactures in nearby St. Joseph Missouri in the late 19th century, and would have been fixtures on local farms.
From the Laundering at Home: Bulletin No. 4, printed in 1921
by the American Washing Machine Manufacturers' Association, a free e-book on the Google Play store: (
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"Name and Address: RULLMAN BROS. MFG. CO. St Joseph Missouri
Power: hand washer
Trade name: Rullman"