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Miniature 19th C. Redware Washboard
Diminutive 19th C. redware washboard, possibly for a child. Reddish brown glaze typical of both Eastern Pennsylvania and Northern New England. Wear to the wooden frame shows considerable use, but save for two tiny chips the redware panel is in remarkably good shape. Backboard of the soap reservoir may have been replaced—but not in my lifetime. Side rails show ca. 1900 helper nails. Washboards used by children rarely survived, for predictable reasons. Those that did are quite rare. 6½”W x 13”L.
$1,375
