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K. Mary Shaw. Laundry Work.
"Know well thy subject And the words will go, To the pen's point With steady ceaseless flow."
K Mary E Shaw Battersea Polytechnic
Illustrations of (top down and left to right): steeping tub, enamelled basin, damping basin, kettle, saucepans for use in making dissolved soap, sorting bins for clothes, and enamelled bath.
Laundry Work: A Demonstration on Preparation for Washing Day. Discusses preparing clothes the day before washing day.
Illustrations of washing tub or trough, brush rack and soap dish, laundry brush, soiled linen basket, enamelled soap dish, and hot water can.
Instruction on preparing for washing day and washing, continued from page 3.
Illustrations of wringer, mangle, and clothes basket.
Washing instructions continued from page 5.
Illustration of patent clothes airer and folding clothes horse.
Washing instructions continued from page 7: rinsing clothes.
Illustrations of ironing tables: self supporting ironing table, ironing table extension (open), and ironing table extension (closed).
Washing instructions continued from page 9: rinsing and folding clothes for wringing.
Illustration of "Pegging Out" a handkerchief, nightdress, and camisole.
Washing instructions continued from page 11: pegging out. Recipe for starch.
Illustrations of box iron, ironing stove, and electric iron.
Instructions for making starch, continued from page 13. Rules for ironing.
List of things required while in Laundry.
Recipes for Steeping.
Instructions for Damping and Folding Household Linen. Instructions for a sheet.
Illustrations of frilled cot sheet and cot pillow case.
Instructions for damping and folding a sheet, pillow case, roller towel, and hand towel, continued from page 18.
Illustration of kitchen cloth.
Instructions for damping and folding a hand towel, kitchen cloth, and duster, continued from page 20.
Mangling: notes on the care and use of a mangling machine.
Notes on mangles and mangling including price of a mangle, continued from page 23.
Damping, Folding, and Ironing Body Linens. Proper Method of Testing irons and Proper Method of Cleaning irons.
Illustrations of camisole and bodice.
Proper method of cleaning irons, continued from page 25. Instructions for ironing.
Illustration of a pair of knickers.
Instructions for ironing, and general rules for folding.
Illustration of a pair of combinations.
General rules for folding, continued from page 29. Recipe for clear starching.
Tips for making and using starch. A recipe for diluted starch.
Recipes for diluted starch and notes on their application. Instructions for starching.
Illustration of an evening tie.
Instructions for starching evening ties and serviettes.
Recipe and instructions for cold water starching.
Notes on cold water starching with instructions for starching collars.
Illustrations of ladies' cuffs and ladies' collars.
Instructions for starching collars, continued from page 37. Instructions for ironing collars, cuffs, etc, and notes on ironing eton collars.
Illustrations of eton collar and habit collar.
Notes on ironing eton collars, continued from page 39. Notes on ironing a habit collar.
Illustrations of gentleman's cuffs and gentleman's collars.
Instructions for Polishing Collars, Cuffs, Fronts etc.
Illustration of double damask cloth.
Instructions for Starching, Folding, and Ironing Table Linen (table-cloths, serviettes, tray cloths, and d'oyleys.) Page includes instructions for starching and beginning of folding.
Illustrations of sideboard cloth, lace d'oyley, and embroidered tea cloth.
Instructions for folding and ironing table linen, continued from page 45.
Examples of d'oyleys labelled figure 1 and figure 2. Folding lines drawn on in red.
Instructions for folding and ironing a fringed d'oyley and for curling a fringe.
Examples of folded d'oyleys labelled figures 3, 4, and 5. Figure 5 labelled "Finished D'Oyley."
Instructions for folding a fringed d'oyley.
Illustration of child's jaeger combinations.
Washing & Finishing Woollens. Tips for washing wool products.
Illustration of Shetland wool vest and and embroidered flanellete dressing jacket.
Notes of washing wool products, continued from page 53. Recipe for soap jelly.
Illustration of embroiderd flannel petticoat.
Recipe for soap jelly continued from page 55. Instructions for washing wool products.
Illustration of flannet night dress.
Instructions for washing wool products, continued from page 57. Notes on wringing and drying.
Illustrations of gentleman's hose and ladies' hose.
Instructions for washing stockings.
Illustration of blanket shawl.
Instructions for washing stockings, continued from page 61. Instructions for washing blankets and shawls.
Instructions for washing shawls, continuned from page 63. Instructions for ironing stockings.
Illustration of gentleman's white shirt.
Instructions for Starching and Ironing a White Shirt. Beginning of starching instructions.
Instructions for starching a white shirt, continued from page 66. Instructions for ironing a white shirt.
Instructions for ironing a white shirt, continued from page 67.
Instructions for ironing a white shirt, continued from page 68.
Illustrations of white shirt labelled figures 2, 4 and 6.
Instructions for ironing a white shirt, continued from page 69. Instructions for folding a white shirt.
Instructions for Washing in Bran-Water. Includes recipe and instructions for making bran-water.
Instructions for washing in bran-water and ironing material washed in bran-water.
Instructions for ironing continued from page 73. Instructions for stiffening chintz material.
Washing and Finishing Laces. Instructions for white lace.
Illustration of lace with pins drawn in red. Captioned "Method of pinning out lace."
Instructions for ironing white lace and washing coloured lace.
Illustration: Specimen of Duchesse Lace.
Instructions for ironing coloured lace and washing black lace.
Instructions for ironing black lace. Instructions for punching lace.
Drawing of "Harper's 'Family Washer.'" Inner parts are enlarged and labelled.
Washing by Machinery: advantages, disadvantages, and tips for choosing a machine.
Preparation of Washing Machine, Removal of Clothes from Machine, and Treatment of Clothes after Removal.
The Number of Clothes Washed at a Time, and Care of Machine When Not in Use.