Washing clothes a century ago was really hard work, more than just pushing a few buttons on a modern washing machine. In my neck of the woods in Haninge, just south of the Swedish Capitol, laundry was big business back then. Earlier in the week I visited the local historical society, (free coffee and cake). Haninge hembygdsgille at Tingshuset in Västerhaninge where they had an open house. This old time clothesline was used to promote a new book about laundry back in the good old days. Klicka här för info om boken.
Great clothespins. Pity the sun is not backlighting the clothes. A lovely subject for a lot of painters in the past.
ReplyDeleteI love the fresh smell of laundry after it dries from being hung outside. Those handmade clothespins are unique.
ReplyDeleteVilka härliga gamla klädesplagg! Och en nostalgisk tripp bakåt i tiden när man ser både klädstrecket och klädnypan som du så snyggt detaljfotograferat. Bra jobbat!
ReplyDeleteI never see clothes hanging on a line here any longer but, I have fond memories of helping my mother hang the clothes out when I was a little kid.
ReplyDeleteThe clothespins are new to my eyes.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking those clothes looked historic!
ReplyDeleteWith clothes and clothespins to match. A good reason to be careless about your clothes.
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