WASHBOARD USES

While the Amish, campers, soldiers, students and others still use washboards to scrub clothing, others have discovered the boards make unique decorative pieces for laundry rooms, family rooms and kitchen walls. Woodcrafters have found applications for these one-of-a-kind tools as coffee tables, cabinets, magazine racks and other types of furniture. Washboards have even caught the ears of professional musicians, who use them as percussion instruments for jazz, rhythm and blues performances.

 HOW TO USE A WASHBOARD

1. It is okay to wash laundry in cold water
2. Put water in the tub until ¾ full
3. Put underwear into the water to soak
4. Rest the soap bar at the top of the board
5. Rub underwear (garment), over soap and then rub item vigorously on the metal (glass) rub surface
6. Repeat step 5 until item is clean
7. Put shirts in water and use step 4 to clean
8. Wash pants the same way
9. Last item to wash would be your socks. Allow them to soak and then use step 5 many times.
10. Do not discard water. Soak your feet for 20 minutes; it will feel sooo good!
11. Dry your feet; apply foot powder, clean socks and boots
12. Discard dirty water, refill bucket and rinse until no soap remains
13. Wring out clothing items and pin on clothesline to dry
14. We hope your laundry days are warm and breezy

Columbus Washboard Company
14 Gallagher Avenue
Logan, Ohio  43138
Office Open Monday through Friday 9:00am - 4:00pm EST
June, July, August open Saturday 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
Telephone: 740-380-3828 - FAX: 740-380-1528

email: info@columbuswashboard.com