What is it?

Hi

My grandparents in Illinois had this, Dad said it was a water heater. I would have thought a water heater would have a spigot. I don't think that the grate / grill in the bottom or the soldering iron go with it.

Thanks

Mike

That's a laundry boiler. Homes without washing machines would boil the laundry on the stove to loosen up the dirt before scrubbing it clean on a washboard.

Thanks Lizzie, that makes sense. Dad said it was a water heater, but its not like the ones that hang on the stove.

Later

LizzieMaine said:

That's a laundry boiler. Homes without washing machines would boil the laundry on the stove to loosen up the dirt before scrubbing it clean on a washboard.

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My grandma had a round black pot or cauldron... that she would use in the back yard.

I was 3 & sent to live with her.
My first days there...I thought my folks had cast me to go live with a witch. ( white hair & all )
I recall, she could grab a chicken, twist it’s neck & start pulling off the feathers . :eeek: Oh my !

But soon enough I found out that she made her own soap in that pot & also brought me breakfast in bed.

I was not a spoiled brat & she loved me because I listened to her & I enjoyed when she would tell me her
life when she was a little girl living on a farm, the good times & rough times as well.
I miss her so much !

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