Friday Mieography

In honor of Bubblewench's new machine



Meet Jacqueline Cocherane.

She got tired of her very nice plates being chipped when they were hand-washed. Being a wealthy woman, she had many dinner parties (and many servants to hand wash said dishes,) but still, what's a girl to do?

Invent a dishwasher, that's what.
So she did. She designed it so that a set of wife compartments, each wide enough enough to hold plates, cups, or saucers, were placed inside a wheel that laid flat inside a copper boiler. A mother turned the wheel, and pumped the soapy water from the bottom of the boiler. She showcased her machine at the World Exposition of 1893. At that time, the only places who could really use and benefit from it were hotels and restaurants. She established the Garis-Cochran Manufacturing Company, and it went on to become part of KitchenAid. In 1949, KtchenAid made the first dishwasher marketed to homes. Based on her design.
And the rest, my friends, is history....