He celebrates his own birthday on March 28 every year washing machine, because it was on this day in 1851 that the American James King patented the prototype of the washing machine. In fact, the first patent for a laundry structure was approved back in 1691. The irreplaceable assistant has gone a long way in development from the manual method of work to the automatic one we are used to. So, the first automatic machine was born in 1937. It had a complex design and was very expensive. It is interesting that most of the washing machines of that time worked after dropping a coin.

Before appearing washing machines the washing process was extremely long and physically difficult. Even the washboard was invented only in 1797, before that women made the boards themselves from stones and wood.

In the 21st century, most people are unfamiliar with the intricacies of hand washing – thanks to the washing machine and everyone involved in its creation and improvement.