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20 whereby the water may be readily drawn a tub mounted thereon, platforms on the
from the tub. support at opposite sides of the tub, radial
By means of the pipe 17 and its connec- rubbers secured rigidly upon the bottom of 25
tion with the tub it will be seen that I have the tub, a spider secured centrally upon the
5 provided a simple and inexpensive heating bottom of the tub, a shaft square in cross-
mechanism whereby the water in the tub section having its lower end journaled in
may be quickly heated and kept in a heated said spider, a rubber slidably mounted on
condition during the washing operation. said shaft and adapted to be operated there- 30
From the foregoing description taken. in by, keepers on the inner side of the tub at
10 connection with the accompanying draw- the top of the same, a cross-bar having its
ings, the construction and operation of the ends engaging said keepers, the upper end
invention will be readily understood with- of the shaft being journaled in and extend-
out requiring a more extended explanation. ing through said cross-bar, and an operating 35
Various changes in the form, proportion handle secured to the upper end of-the shaft
15 and the minor details of construction may be above the said cross-bar.
resorted to without departing from the prin- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages of my hand in presence of two subscribing wit-
this invention as defined in the appended nesses.
claim. JAMES W. VINES.
20 Having thus described my invention, what Witnesses:
I claim is:- J. A. FOSTER,
A washing machine comprising a support, H. I. BiROWN.
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Vines, James W. Washing Machine, patent, March 28, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513410/m1/4/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.