Antique National Washboard No. 725

Antique washboard.
made of wood and zinc tin.
Worn from use! can you imagine?!
Some boards loose, but it is held together.
Great vintage condition lots of ware, wood is smooth.
Great Farmhouse decor.
24" X 12 1/2"
This is big.2 feet tall
Great for a laundry room


From the late 1800s through the 1950s, washboards could be found in just about every basement, kitchen, or makeshift laundry nook in the country. Used mostly by women working over a water basin, the boards became ubiquitous background accessories of blue-collar American home life—showcasing one’s determination (or resignation) to sweat and sacrifice for the simplest of achievements. Even when mechanical wringers and electric washing machines became more widely available in the 1920s, they weren’t viable options for most families—even less so during the subsequent Depression years. Rather than having a solution for cleaning clothes, there was a task, and a universal tool that came with it.