The structure is fastened to a wall and, by pushing a small lever, several wooden spokes emerge.
These spokes fan out like an umbrella, offering perfect hooks from which to hang clothes.
I love mine, one user wrote.
I use it to dry herbs and peppers.
Another user mused: Like all older things, they were built to last.
The Glenview Folk Museum holds many other household objects from the 1900s in its collection.
The job of the Irish housewife was very laborious, the museumwrites.
[We] aim to depict the chores of the Irish housewife and the tools and equipment she used.
This clothes dryer highlights the ingenuity required in constructing such a practical and clever structure.
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