Blast from the Past: Can You Name These 20 Forgotten Retro Household Items?

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What corrugated metal tool inside a wooden frame was used to scrub clothes in a tub of soapy water?

What corrugated metal tool inside a wooden frame was used to scrub clothes in a tub of soapy water?

Explanation

Before mechanical washing machines swept global households, the washboard was a daily tool used to manually clean fabrics. Soaked laundry was repeatedly rubbed up and down against the hard, wavy metal, wood, or glass ridges to force out dirt.