Finger Trapper.

Mother used to let us put the sheets in-between the rollers.

[Sam]

Fabulous antique!!! FAV

[Beryl Lloyd]

Ooh ! Tony , I remember the Mangle in the "washhouse" and a fire lit boiler in the corner ! Great fun (and exercise ) turning the large wheel !! A great find even down the post war green paint -- although I can not remember green paint in our house !! I love going round these social history museums !! fav

[Joan]

this is stunning fav

[Tony]

Looks like the commercial version of the one I remember. Great shot

[Babs]

What a fantastic mangle. A real step back in time shot.

[Margaret Brown]

Love this such detail and a blast from the past fav!

[Faye Turner]

Nice capture! Hopefully no one got their fingers caught in the rollers!

[Daisy Miller]

Great photograph. I heard about sheet rollers, but this is the first I have seen.

[Susan C Clow]

Oh gosh my mom had an electric washing machine but it had roller tops to wring out the clothes that had been washed. This is beautiful. FAV

[Joy's Focus]

Very cool capture!

[Dawn Swingle]

Nice! My hubby recognized what it was, I did not.

[Leah]

Wow!!! What a great find!!! This is quite the antique!!! Beautifully captured!!! I've had my fingers smashed, also!!! FAV!!!

[gloria jones]

What a neat shot, nice composition, tones, colors, textures...fav

[Catherine W.]

Yikes! I guess that would be quite painful if you did get your finger smashed! Very cool shot!!!

[Tricia O'Donnell]

a fantastic mangle I am so happy that I am born now and not then

[Maggie]

Ah, the mangle - responsible for many a greenstick fracture as small arms so easily caught in them. Fabulous shot of domestic technology.

[Vicki Dixon]

what an awesome piece of history!

[Robyn]

Great light and colour

[mervyn hobbs]

That is still around is wonderful.

[Joyce]

What a huge mangle. Great capture.

[Helen K]

I can only think they must have had very strong arms!

[Christine]

Good shot. Only ever tried to use one of these once! I wasn't very successful

[alia_801]

Great pic - lovely colours :)

[Sheralee S]

A great piece of history. I once had a huge tuft of hair pulled out by an electric wringer, I was lucky I wasn't scalped!

[tony gig]

@gigiflower @bella_ss @alia_801 @chris17 @helly31 @thistle @carwyn3 @flyrobin @vickisfotos @snaphappi @triciaodonnell @wannabe @seattlite @lealady @rangerxenos @joysfocus @vegansusan @daisymiller @fayefaye @craftymeg @onewing @tonydebont @joanbasson @beryl @gigiflower

Thank you very much for those wonderful comments and Favs

[Kareen King]

What a unique and eye-catching capture! Fav.

[carol white]

Fabulous capture, love the old mangle, super processing. Fav!!

[tony gig]

@carolmw @kareenking Thank you both very much indeed.

[Dione Giorgio]

Wow this is a great piece of antiquity. I take it that it is it a heavy-duty cloths wrinkle. FAV.

[tony gig]

@sangwann Thank you very much Dione, a lot of homes had these, my father said today they had one just like it when he was a child.

[Taffy]

What a great capture and window into lives past. Great one.

[Sandy]

Great find and capture. I wouldn't want to get my fingers caught.

[Gena Pegg]

Love the processing on this...it;s a really lovely image. My mother had a mangle. .. but I always thought it was a bit scary.

[tony gig]

@eyesmile Thank you once again Lisa.

[Sandi]

Beautiful shot to be sble to bring to mind such vivid memories of childhood. I've seen old washboards, but nothing like this. Electricity really has changed so many things for us! I 'd still like to be able to find and use a washboard, though....

[tony gig]

@gratefulness Thank you very much Sandi.

[Elaine]

A perfect choice for your Hdr rendition Tony. I remember seeing these as a child, this one looks quite ornate. I notice it has a padlock on which must be for health and safety. Nicely done.