adsm08 2,436 #23051 Posted 22 hours ago 14 minutes ago, Pete D said: Can I interest anyone in my mom's old mangle Hey now, this is a family site. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 13,215 #23052 Posted 22 hours ago 14 minutes ago, Pete D said: Is This bragging rights for messiest garage? Sorry. I can still tell what color your floor is. You got a ways to go to catch up... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,436 #23053 Posted 22 hours ago 9 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Sorry. I can still tell what color your floor is. You got a ways to go to catch up... I can't find my floor. I know it's there because I don't fall through into the abyss, I just can't find it. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 69,921 #23054 Posted 22 hours ago 28 minutes ago, Wayne0 said: There's something I haven't heard in a LONG time! Younguns' don't know what that is. Never heard the term so I searched it. We didn't call it that. It was a Ringer. Or... in New England speak - Ringah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete D 253 #23055 Posted 17 hours ago 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Never heard the term so I searched it. We didn't call it that. It was a Ringer. Or... in New England speak - Ringah. A mangle is a big ironing machine, used for sheets & such before the days of permanent press. Called a mangle because if you weren't careful, that's what would happen to your hands & arms. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,278 #23056 Posted 16 hours ago my grand parents had one of those in their basement. I even got to try it out once. Successfully- none of my fingers are flat. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 69,921 #23057 Posted 10 hours ago 7 hours ago, Pete D said: A mangle is a big ironing machine, used for sheets & such before the days of permanent press. Called a mangle because if you weren't careful, that's what would happen to your hands & arms. When I looked it up I knew immediately what it was for. And how dangerous they certainly can be. As kids we had a sort of third set of grandparents. They had a Ringer in their second home. I definitely don't recall ever being allowed to mess with it. Probably a good thing. @Stepney may even have one today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 26,711 #23058 Posted 9 hours ago Mangles / Ringers were popular back when OSHA was still a small town in Wisconsin... Had one in our basement growing up. It was Mom's exclusive domain and a "No Touch!!!" Item... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,940 #23059 Posted 7 hours ago There's an old double tub Dexter with a Ringer still in the basement at the farm. Used to get some of the water out before hanging on the line. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,505 #23060 Posted 5 hours ago Amish neighbor has a wringer washer, the "ringer" didn't waste the baby's thumb, the belts and pulleys underneath did it. I spent all day running the family around Lancaster County to find a quack doctor, that wasn't at the horse show, to get the kid fixed up with a cardboard cast. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pete D 253 #23061 Posted 4 hours ago 57 minutes ago, lynnmor said: Amish neighbor has a wringer washer, the "ringer" didn't waste the baby's thumb, the belts and pulleys underneath did it. I spent all day running the family around Lancaster County to find a quack doctor, that wasn't at the horse show, to get the kid fixed up with a cardboard cast. You're a good neighbor! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MainelyWheelhorse 782 #23062 Posted 51 minutes ago 21 hours ago, Wayne0 said: There's something I haven't heard in a LONG time! Younguns' don't know what that is. Kind of a Youngun’ here, after reading the later posts I do now. I learn something new every time I get on this forum tractor related or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
