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The reader will, I hope, agree that the "almost-antiseptic" washing machines of today don't have nearly the charm nor the character, albeit hazardous character, of those our grandmothers used. Our presentation herein is focused on the elegant washing machines which were powered either with gasoline engines or electric motors and were in use from 1900-1935. In 1920 there were over 1300 companies producing washers, and it is feasible here to show only a sampling of the myriad designs and shapes produced. Selected for illustration, are about 5% of the machines in my "hobby museum" located in Eaton, Colorado. Indeed, there is a lot more to see.