Ten historical washing machines. A thematic selection, not a washing-performance ranking. Licensed photographs. File:Antique wooden washing machine (28906224996).jpg: Thomas Quine; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antique_wooden_washing_machine_(28906224996).jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Miele washing machine, 1915.jpg: Georgy Palpurin ShareBulgaria team; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miele_washing_machine,_1915.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:1940s Maytag wringer washer at the Benzie Area Historical Museum.jpg: MSwierenga; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1940s_Maytag_wringer_washer_at_the_Benzie_Area_Historical_Museum.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Alte Waschmaschine, Auto & Uhrenwelt Schramberg museum bild 1.JPG: Alf van Beem; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alte_Waschmaschine,_Auto_%26_Uhrenwelt_Schramberg_museum_bild_1.JPG; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Pyykki-Maija crank-operated washing machine, 1940s.jpg: Helsinki City Museum; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyykki-Maija_crank-operated_washing_machine,_1940s.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Zuiderzeemuseum Enkhuizen wooden washing machine.jpg: Corradox; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zuiderzeemuseum_Enkhuizen_wooden_washing_machine.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:1930 hand-operated washing machine (48916518093).jpg: Thomas Quine; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1930_hand-operated_washing_machine_(48916518093).jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Washing machine by Atelier Menko in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw from 1950 used in Wasserij Ruys, Ukkel.JPG: NearEMPTiness; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washing_machine_by_Atelier_Menko_in_Sint-Pieters-Leeuw_from_1950_used_in_Wasserij_Ruys,_Ukkel.JPG; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:DDR-Museum Pirna Waschmaschine Romo 2015-01-17.JPG: Toffel; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DDR-Museum_Pirna_Waschmaschine_Romo_2015-01-17.JPG; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Rosenheim — Städtisches Museum — Waschmaschine 1950er Jahre.JPG: User:Mattes; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosenheim_%E2%80%94_St%C3%A4dtisches_Museum_%E2%80%94_Waschmaschine_1950er_Jahre.JPG; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. Adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photographs retain their stated licenses. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/