Triang child's clothes washing set comprising mangle

Made:
1950-1959

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
Materials:
metal, wood and paint
Measurements:
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 mangle from Triang clothes washing set

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
Toy bucket from Triang clothes washing set

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

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

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

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