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The Laundry and Ironing ClipArt gallery provides 38 illustrations of the activities and equipment needed to wash, dry, and iron clothes.

Most ironing is done on an ironing board, a small, portable, foldable table with a heat resistant top. Some commercial-grade ironing boards incorporate a heating element and a pedal-operated vacuum to pull air through the board and dry the garment.

Ironing Board

Most ironing is done on an ironing board, a small, portable, foldable table with a heat resistant top.…

Narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes

Ironing Board

Narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes

An illustration of pants, vest, shirts, and socks hanging on a clothesline.

Clothes on Clothesline

An illustration of pants, vest, shirts, and socks hanging on a clothesline.

This clothes wringer is a mechanical laundry aid consisting of two rollers connected by cogs, powered by hand crank. Originally wringers were used to wring water from wet laundry, today they are used to press or flatten sheets, tablecloths, and other laundry.

The Laundry Aided Clothes Wringer

This clothes wringer is a mechanical laundry aid consisting of two rollers connected by cogs, powered…

An illustration of clothes hanging on a clothes line with shoe sand gloves resting beneath.

Hanging Clothes

An illustration of clothes hanging on a clothes line with shoe sand gloves resting beneath.

A machine for wringing or pressing water from clothes after they have been washed.

Clothes-wringer

A machine for wringing or pressing water from clothes after they have been washed.

A cord on which clothes are hung to dry

Early Use Clothesline

A cord on which clothes are hung to dry

This is a combination step ladder, clothes rack, and ironing board. A step ladder is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two halves at a fixed angle. A clothes rack refers to a frame upon which clothes are hung after washing to easily let each garment dry. Most ironing is done on an ironing board, a small, portable, foldable table with a heat resistant top. Some commercial-grade ironing boards incorporate a heating element and a pedal-operated vacuum to pull air through the board and dry the garment.

Combination Step Ladder, Clothes Rack, and Ironing Board

This is a combination step ladder, clothes rack, and ironing board. A step ladder is hinged in the middle…

An iron for smoothing cloth; a sad-iron.

Flat-iron

An iron for smoothing cloth; a sad-iron.

Girl folding clothes in silhouette.

Girl folding clothes

Girl folding clothes in silhouette.

Girl ironing on a table in silhouette.

Girl ironing

Girl ironing on a table in silhouette.

A clothes hanger is a device in the shape of human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of a coat or other similar type of garment in a manner that prevents wrinkles.

Clothes Hanger

A clothes hanger is a device in the shape of human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of a…

An illustration of a woman hanging clothes on an clothes line located outdoors.

Hanging Laundry

An illustration of a woman hanging clothes on an clothes line located outdoors.

A laundry iron for polishing shirt collars, cuffs, and other starched pieces.

Polishing Iron

A laundry iron for polishing shirt collars, cuffs, and other starched pieces.

Ironing is the work of using a heated tool to remove wrinkles from fabric. The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius. Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long chain polymer molecules.

Sad Iron

Ironing is the work of using a heated tool to remove wrinkles from fabric. The heating is commonly done…

Ironing is the work of using a heated tool, or tools, (an iron) to remove wrinkles from fabric. The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 100° Celsius. Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibers of the material. While the molecules are hot, the fibers are straightened by the weight of the iron, and they hold their new shape as they cool. Some fabrics, such as cotton, require the addition of water to loosen the intermolecular bonds. Many modern fabrics are advertised as needing little or no ironing. Permanent press clothing was developed to reduce the ironing necessary by combining wrinkle-resistant polyester with cotton.

Wrinkle Free Sad Iron

Ironing is the work of using a heated tool, or tools, (an iron) to remove wrinkles from fabric. The…

A shirt on an ironing board ready to be ironed.

Ironing

A shirt on an ironing board ready to be ironed.

An ironing board used to provide a flat surface for ironing.

Ironing Board

An ironing board used to provide a flat surface for ironing.

Two girls doing laundry.

Laundry

Two girls doing laundry.

A laundry closet used to store chemicals and other items.

Laundry Closet

A laundry closet used to store chemicals and other items.

The utensils needed to do laundry in the late 19th century.

Laundry Utensils

The utensils needed to do laundry in the late 19th century.

A clothes washer is a machine which is designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels and sheets.

Washing Machine

A clothes washer is a machine which is designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels and sheets.

This is an illustration of an early style washing machine.

Washing Machine

This is an illustration of an early style washing machine.

This clothes pin serves several purposes, initially used to grab onto clothing garments which hung from drying lines.

Clothes Pin

This clothes pin serves several purposes, initially used to grab onto clothing garments which hung from…

A frame work on which articles of clothing, etc., are arranged for drying.

Rack

A frame work on which articles of clothing, etc., are arranged for drying.

A drying rack is a device intended for hanging clothing to dry. Usually constructed from wood or metal, there are many types of drying racks, including large, stationary outdoor racks, smaller, folding portable racks, and wall wounted drying racks.

Clothes Rack

A drying rack is a device intended for hanging clothing to dry. Usually constructed from wood or metal,…

"A clothes sprinkler may be made from a milk bottle. In it place a large cork, insert a garden sprinkling spray in the cork. This will dampen the clothes evenly."—The Federal Digest, 1921

Clothes Sprinkler

"A clothes sprinkler may be made from a milk bottle. In it place a large cork, insert a garden sprinkling…

The garment extender is used to stretch and size tubular portions of garments. The extender comprises three longitudinal bars, namely a first side bar, an intermediate bar, and a second side bar. The first side bar and the intermediate bar are fixedly spaced and secured to each other by vertically spaced cross bars.

Garment Stretcher

The garment extender is used to stretch and size tubular portions of garments. The extender comprises…

A hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on is used in union with the clothes line

Clothes Line Support for Hanger

A hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on is used in union with…

The clothing pressed or to be pressed with a heated iron.

Ironing Table

The clothing pressed or to be pressed with a heated iron.

A board having a corrugated surface on which clothes can be rubbed in the process of laundering.

Tall Washboard

A board having a corrugated surface on which clothes can be rubbed in the process of laundering.

Ladies washing dishes

Washing

Ladies washing dishes

A clothes washer, or washer, is a machine designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels, and sheets. The term is mostly applied only to machines that use water as the primary cleaning solution, as opposed to dry cleaning.

Washing Machine

A clothes washer, or washer, is a machine designed to wash laundry, such as clothing, towels, and sheets.…

A usually automatic machine for washing clothes and linens.

Early Washing Machine

A usually automatic machine for washing clothes and linens.

An illustration of a woman ironing clothes on an ironing board.

Woman Ironing Clothes

An illustration of a woman ironing clothes on an ironing board.

An illustration of a woman sewing clothes while sitting in a chair.

Woman Sewing Clothes in Chair

An illustration of a woman sewing clothes while sitting in a chair.

An illustration of a woman scrubbing clothes on a washboard.

Woman Washing Clothes on Washboard

An illustration of a woman scrubbing clothes on a washboard.

An instrument for forcing water out of anything, particularly for wringing water from clothes after they have been washed.

Wringer

An instrument for forcing water out of anything, particularly for wringing water from clothes after…