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Museum purchase, 1995.36.1475  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Dishwashing Machine
Museum purchase, 1995.36.1475 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Dishwashing Machine

Photographer (American, 1877 - 1934)
Date1916-1927
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 10 x 8in. (25.4 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA large dishwashing machine is in a large room. Dishes and glasses are visible inside the machine, and on its front a plaque reads: "THE AUTOMATIC SANITARY / Auto-San / Dish & Silver Cleaning Machine / Manufactured by / The C[?]-[?] Corporation / New York, U.S.A."
Object number1995.36.1475
NotesSubject Note: Although the plaque on the machine indicates that it was manufactured in New York, by 1920, the Auto-San Dishwashing Machine was being made by Colts Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company and marketed worldwide.
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