I am convinced you will not figure out what this is. But I hope you can disprove me. Soaking, pounding, scrubbing, and rinsing filthy materials are all part of hand laundry. Prior to indoor plumbing, all water for clothes washing, boiling, and rinsing had to be hauled from a pump, well, or spring. The laundry water would be brought by hand, warmed over a fire to make washing easier, and then transferred into a tub.

This meant that only a limited amount of warm, soapy water could be utilized; it would be used to wash progressively dirtier laundry after the cleanest clothes were washed. Soaking, pounding, scrubbing, and rinsing filthy materials are all part of hand laundry. Prior to indoor plumbing, all of the water required for clothes washing, boiling, and rinsing had to be hauled from a pump, well, or spring. The laundry process would entail carrying water by hand, heating it over a fire to wash, and then putting it into a tub.

This meant that only a limited amount of warm, soapy water could be utilized; it would be used to wash progressively dirtier laundry after the cleanest clothes were washed. After washing, another procedure was required to remove the soap and water from the garments. To begin, the soap would be rinsed with clear water. After washing, the soaked clothes would be rolled up and physically twisted to drain the water. When drying and ironing were included, the entire process might easily take an entire workday.