By Jacqueline Fearn - Published by Shire Publications - 2004Paperback - 32 pages - 210 mm x 148 mm
62 Black & White Illustrations. - A Shire Album
Hasteners, idlebacks, washing bats and goffering machines all had a place in the Victorian household but few people now recognise them or appreciate their usefulness to our great grandparents. The author has assembled photographs of many such bygones, with a commentary on their place in the domestic economy.