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Best Answer: The electric iron was invented in 1882 by Henry W. Seeley, a New York inventor Seeley patented his electric flatiron on June 6, 1882 (patent no. 259,054).
  Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire received the first United States issued patent for a washing machine in 1797. There is very little known of this machine because a fire destroyed the records of it.   In 1799 a Frenchman by the name of Pochon invented the first hand cranked dryer.  In 1843 John E. Turnbull of Saint John, New Brunswick patented the first wringer washer. He called it the Clothes Washer with Wringer Rollsâ.   In 1851 James King patented the first washing machine that used a drum. Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire received the first United States issued patent for a washing machine in 1797. There is very little known of this machine because a fire destroyed the records of it.   In 1799 a Frenchman by the name of Pochon invented the first hand cranked dryer.