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Originally Posted by MargaretR
Fridges were a luxury item at one time. I didn't get one until I had been married for 4 years. My mum had one which ran off GAS.
Electric mangles were in common use in the 50s. My mum wouldn't give one house room because there were many people who got mangled arms.
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My (other) gran had a gas fridge. They're quite complicated and not as good as electric ones, so they never really caught on.
I remember a friend having an electric washing machine with a powered mangle attached, although I think it was officially known as a "wringer." It packed up after a while, and they were left with
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a dead wringer
