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Invention of the Dishwasher

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Dishwasher by Garris Cockran and George Butters

The first version of the dishwasher that josephine cochran nd george butters assembled took about two months to put together. They measured out dishes and then carefully built wire racks that would hold standard dish sizes. When an operator turned the crank on it, there was a pump that pushed streams of hot soapy water on to the dishes. And then you did the same thing again, without soap, to rinse them clean.

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