Sunday, November 29, 2009

the dryer

In honor of my never ending quest to find a working quiet dryer I am dedicating the following blog entry to "Ole' Squeaky"

Dryer History

Contrary to Internet rumors, the first tumble dryer was not invented by American George T. Sampson. A hand-cranked version was created in 1799 by a Frenchman named Pochon. Sampson's United States patent (number 476,416), which he received on June 7, 1892, was for an improved rack for holding wet clothes near a heat source. Electric tumble dryers appeared in the 20th century.

http://www.answers.com/topic/washing-machine?cat=technology

http://www.answers.com/topic/clothes-dryer-1

1 comment:

Daytime Sunshine said...

would you like to crank your clothes dry? lol

hope the connection is a good one for you. I think it is. =)