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  2. Laundry symbol - Wikipedia

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    A poster from a laundromat in Beckley, West Virginia, that lists many of the common laundering instruction icons found on garment tags. A laundry symbol, also called a care symbol, is a pictogram indicating the manufacturer's suggestions as to methods of washing, drying, dry-cleaning and ironing clothing.

  3. Washing machine - Wikipedia

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    A commercial washing machine is intended for more intensive use than a consumer washing machine. [146] Durability and functionality is more important than style; most commercial washers are bulky and heavy, often with more expensive stainless steel construction to minimize corrosion in a constantly-moist environment.

  4. Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust - Wikipedia

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    When inventor Mariko Tanaka (Hiroko Yakushimaru), who works for Hitachi appliances, accidentally re-engineers a washing machine for time travel, the Japanese government then convinces her to go back in time to prevent the passage of a fictitious law that would prevent the usage of real estate as collateral for loans, which was a major cause of the bursting of the Japanese asset price bubble.

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    hash sign the symbol "#" (US: number sign, pound sign [DM], hash tag) headmaster, headmistress, headteacher, head * the person in charge of a school (US: principal [DM]; headmaster and the like are usually used for private schools) Heath Robinson (of a machine or contraption) absurdly complex (see Rube Goldberg machine). high street

  6. Candy (company) - Wikipedia

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    In mid-2009 the 100 millionth appliance was produced since 1945, when the very first Candy washing machine was manufactured in the Fumagalli workshop. The 100 millionth appliance is a Candy GrandÓ 9 kg washing machine. In the same year, a new branch office was opened in Dubai to manage the development of the market in the Gulf area. The Hoover ...

  7. Wig wag (washing machines) - Wikipedia

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    A vertical-axis washing machine has two mechanisms: a central agitator for washing and a drum for spinning, both driven by the same motor and controlled independently by clutches to the belt drive. The wig-wag is mounted atop the washing machine's transmission, where it oscillates back and forth like a railroad signaling wigwag (hence the name ...

  8. Washboard (laundry) - Wikipedia

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    Woman on an Israeli kibbutz using a washboard to do laundry. A washboard or a scrubbing-board [1] is a tool designed for hand washing clothing. With mechanized cleaning of clothing becoming more common by the end of the 20th century, the washboard has become better known for its secondary use as a musical instrument.

  9. Self-service laundry - Wikipedia

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    A customer using a tumble dryer in a laundromat A row of washing machines at a laundromat in Walden, New York Coin laundry in Kanagawa, Japan (2023). A self-service laundry, coin laundry, or coin wash, is a facility where clothes are washed and dried without much personalized professional help.