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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:American
Title:Scrubbing Board
Type:Household Accessory
Measurements:overall: 22 in x 12 3/4 in; 55.88 cm x 32.385 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK B.14.A.23.1
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Label Text:
SKINNER CATALOGUE: A scrubbing board made entirely of wood, the scrubbing part of maple, corrugated on both sides, with a space near the top for water to drain through, and a recess bored into the wood to hold soap. Strips forming the sides and legs of pine. The corrugations are well worn down, showing that many clothes have been scrubbed. Height 22" Width 12 3/4". Cat. 4/16/1935.

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