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Haysler Washboard
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_button button_url=”http://henrycountymomuseum.org/struggle-for-statehood-mobile/” button_text=”Introduction” _builder_version=”3.25.3″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_button button_url=”http://henrycountymomuseum.org/henry-county-history-mobile/” button_text=”Henry County History” _builder_version=”3.25.1″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_button button_url=”http://henrycountymomuseum.org/creative-county-contest-mobile/” button_text=”Creative County Contest” _builder_version=”3.25.1″][/et_pb_button][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.25.1″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.3″][et_pb_text text_font_size=”25px” text_line_height=”1.8em” _builder_version=”3.25.3″ text_font=”Georgia||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″]In 1907 an all metal washboard was patented by Gustave Haysler. Being all galvanized metal it did not rust and the board was made with an oval face which gave better rubbing facilities. It was stamped all in one piece so it was a soap saver as the soap could not run down the cracks. They were made in both the large and small sizes. At first they were manufactured at the hardware store then a factory was built at 502 S. Washington Street. In 1910 they employed 12 men and were turning out 60 dozen washboards a day. The firm was sold in 1914 to a man from Fredonia, Kansas, who continued to operate the factory in Clinton. Then it was sold in 1919 to the Oklahoma Zinc Product Company in Quapaw, Oklahoma and the operation was moved there.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25.3″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25.3″][et_pb_image src=”http://henrycountymomuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/washboard-1.jpg” _builder_version=”3.25.3″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]