the first electric washing machine was invented in the us.
the first electric washing machine was invented in the us.
where was the first electric washing machine invented?
the us
margaret colvin invented the triumph rotary washer, which was exhibited in the women's pavilion at the centennial international exhibition of 1876 in philadelphia. at the same exhibition, the shakers won a gold medal for their machine.









































electric washing machines were advertised and discussed in newspapers as early as 1904. alva j. fisher has been incorrectly credited with the invention of the electric washer. the us patent office shows at least one patent issued before fisher's us patent number 966677 (e.g. woodrow's us patent number 921195). the "inventor" of the electric washing machine remains unknown.
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as the company grew during the first decade of the twentieth century, it made four prototypes of the thor automobile between 1909 and 1910. unfortunately, the car, a giant six cylinder touring car, proved too costly to produce profitably and the idea was dropped.[v]









































in 1906, neil c. hurley, sr., and his brother, edward hurley, formed the hurley machine company. their initial product was the first electric washing machine in the world, the thor washing machine.
thor power tool company