While away with Second Daughter we visited Valence House Museum in Dagenham, London.
We walked through the herb garden, and this is what we found.
Friday 2 September 2011
The Weekend in Black and White
While away with Second Daughter we visited Valence House Museum in Dagenham, London.
We walked through the herb garden, and this is what we found.
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That is unexpected. Looks like a beautiful place to explore with your daughter.
Truly and unexpected surprise...love the look of cast iron. Very nice! Hope you have a grand weekend.
Nice black and white photos.
Regards!
It looks so good in bw - I wonder what it is?
@ Birgitta. It's an old mangle, used for squeezing the water out of the laundry before drying.
I have a smaller wringer myself. I can remember my mother using it.
Yes, it is unexpected! I like it in this setting!
Good shot of the old mangle!
Nicely done. I understand why they call it a mangle. I still remember the old washing machine my mother used. It had a wringer attached. Don't want to get your fingers caught in one of these.
Very elaborate castings to make this, it's really nice!
Wonderful finding for B&W!
Thanks for sharing;o)
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Have a nice and happy weekend****
Beautiful old artefact! You photograph captures the feel of its unusual setting.
I remember my grandmother having one in Sheffield; hard times.
it was state of the art back then and must have cost a small fortune. nice pics.
fascinating...I love all the detail.
Didn't they boil their laundry in those days too? Hard times, indeed. Quite the contraption, this old wringer.
What a fabulous find...it looks like an old iron wringer for the wash. Your captures of it are superb showing us all the detail and textures. You are such a great photographer. genie
Is this an old fashioned washing machine? An odd place to find one, indeed!
Beautiful detail in the iron works. We had a mangle (wringer) washing machine when I was a child -- heck I even had one when we were first married, but ours were more utilitarian looking, not as ornate. Interesting as a garden structure.
fun to explore a place like this with your daughter.
I remember mangles! I also remember that sometimes you could get your fingers jammed in them - horrible things. But lovely pics.
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