The first electric clothes dryer was invented in the early Twentieth Century but they didn’t begin to gain popularity until the fifties.
When I was a kid, my Grandma Betts hung her summer laundry on a line in her back yard. I remember her pulling things off the line, folding things as she went and gathering clothespins in her apron. At that time, it was still reasonably common for country folks to hang out their laundry on fair weather days.
It’s a rare sight around here these days except at the Amish farms. This photo was for last year’s visit to The Farm At Walnut Creek in Ohio’s Amish Country.
Isn’t it beautiful sight?
Yes, it’s a beautiful sight to see clothes hanging on the line! Love it. And…there’s nothing better than crawling into bed with the smell of fresh, clean sheets, that have dried on a line outside! (IMO)
It IS a beautiful sight!
It has been many years since I have slept in line dried sheets but that aroma does remind me of my grandparents’ guest room.
Check out the clothes line art of Helga Stentzel. I especially likes Baa Baa Ra.
Chris
I will!