Antique National Washboard, Made in the USA, available @ Time’s Tin Cup !
A wonderful piece of American domestic history — this antique National Washboard Co. No. 65 features a corrugated zinc scrubbing surface set in a solid hardwood frame with its original soap ledge intact. The stenciled label reads clearly: “National Washboard Co. — Patent Applied For — Made in U.S.A. — Chicago, Saginaw, Memphis,” dating this piece to the 1920s–1930s.
But Washboards are not just used for washing !! Washboards became instruments because they were affordable and common tools in the home that could replicate rhythms.
Jug bands and Jazz featured washboards in the 1920s.
Washboards are still embraced as a musical instrument by some to this day.
Enjoy the @CincinnatiWash 🤟