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Victorian Laundry (Seek & Discover)
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In the 19th century, doing the washing was very hard, exhausting work. Few people had piped water. Often, it had to be carried from up to a mile away. In some villages, the women took the clothes to the stream or the well and washed them there.
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Checklist - Soap Packet, Washboard, Washing Bats, Soap Wrapper, Soap Bars, Dolly Peg and Posser, Charcoal Iron.
