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the cylinder and will pass through the open-
ings N into the cylinder, so that the clothes
will be thoroughly agitated and the dirt ef-
fectually removed therefrom. Should the
5 clothes collect in the bottom of the cylinder
and be so heavy as to prevent the steam set-
ting the cylinder in motion, the crank-handle
may be utilized to start the cylinder, when
the steam will serve to continue the rotation
to thereon. When the clothes have been cleaned,
the slide H is pushed inward, so as to cover
the upper ends of the pipes G, and thereby
cut off the steam and hot water, after which
the dirty water in the cylinder is permitted
15 to escape through the discharge-pipe J.
From the foregoing description, taken in
connection with the accompanying drawings,
it will be seen that I have provided a wash-
ing-machine which is composed of few parts,
20 and the said parts are simple in their con-
struction, so that the device can be manufac-
tured and sold very cheaply. By the use of
my machine the clothes will be rapidly and
effectually cleaned, and its advantages are
thought to be obvious. 25
Having thus described my invention, what I
claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,
is-
The improved washing-machine herein de-
scribed and shown, consisting of the boiler ;o
having a central depressed semicircular por-
tion, the cylinder mounted within said por-
tion and having openings in its periphery, the
buckets on the cylinder, extending over the
said openings, the pipes within the boiler, 35
adapted to direct the steam and hot water
into the buckets, and the slide adapted to
close the ends of the pipes, as set forth.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in 40
presence of two witnesses.
HENRY C. ANDERSON.
Witnesses:
JOHN D. ANDERSON,
HENDERSON ANDERSON.