Interesting web site -well worth a look. Covers all sorts of things used in our ancestors times, not just laundry - baking and the names of utensils used - there's a lot there and if you're interested in how your ancestors lived its worth bookmarking.

The link below will take you straight to the laundry section -you can then follow other links for other topics or just google 'old and interesting' or 'the history of domestic paraphanalia



http://www.oldandinteresting.com/laundry-blue.aspx