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To: KLP who wrote (216777)	7/24/2012 1:00:28 AM
From: SmoothSail	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

My great aunt lived with us and sat at the ironing board every day. 6 kids and all the sheets were ironed, along with my dad's shirts and hankies. Everything had to be ironed. We had one of those wringer washing machines and she and my mom would spend a good part of the day washing, wringing and then hanging everything on the lines outside. After the dishes were done, they would sit in the living room listening to the radio and reading - we didn't get a TV until the middle of the 50s when I was in the 7th grade. They both wore dresses with aprons and pumps and hose.

To: KLP who wrote (216777)	7/24/2012 1:21:17 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

My Dad sold those in his Appliance Store, and Mom became a real expert. It was much faster than a hand iron once you learned how. I demonstrated the Ironrite as the first kid in a TV commercial in Missoula. We drove to the top of Point Six, the mountain top where the studio was, to make the commercial. I ironed a handkerchief. I think my baby sister did too. Actually, that was my second time on TV. The first time was to receive a prize for winning a quiz on the TV. It was a question about Custer's Last Stand, as I recall.