Toy mangle from Triang clothes washing set
Mangle, part of Triang child's clothes washing set. English, 1950-1959.
- Object Number:
- 1997-1268 Pt1
- type:
- mangle
Triang child's clothes washing set comprising mangle, bucket, washboard, scrubbing tub and clothes horse. English, 1950-1959.
This model is a Triang miniature clothes-washing set, comprising mangle, bucket, scrubbing tub, washboard and clothes horse. Toys such as this, aimed specifically at girls, probably served to reinforce social attitudes in the post-war world. Although more women than ever before were going out to work, the ideal woman was perceived by many as a child-rearing homemaker, within a nuclear family in which the husband was the undisputed breadwinner. In this servantless world housework was the housewife's domain, and little daughters would be brought up in the footsteps of their mothers. The equivalent toy for boys might be a tool set to mimic 'Dad about the house.'
Details
- Category:
- Domestic Appliances
- Object Number:
- 1997-1268
- Measurements:
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overall: 19.2913 x 7.874 x 17.3228 in.; 490 x 200 x 440 mm
- type:
- child's clothes washing set, educational toy and model
- credit:
- Cheffins Grain & Comins
Parts
Toy bucket from Triang clothes washing set
Galvanised bucket, part of Triang child's clothes washing set. English, 1950-1959.
- Object Number:
- 1997-1268 Pt2
- type:
- galvanised bucket
Toy tub from Triang clothes washing set
Galvanised scrubbing tub, part of Triang child's clothes washing set. English, 1950-1959.
- Object Number:
- 1997-1268 Pt3
- type:
- galvanised scrubbing tub
Toy washboard from Triang clothes washing set
Wooden washboard, part of Triang child's clothes washing set. English, 1950-1959.
- Object Number:
- 1997-1268 Pt4
- type:
- wooden washboard
Toy clothes horse from Triang clothes washing set
Wooden folding clothes horse, part of Triang child's clothes washing set. English, 1950-1959.
- Object Number:
- 1997-1268 Pt5
- type:
- clothes horse
