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Word: washtub (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Another washtub houses a series of red, yellow and blue kitchen sponges which float at random in the water. When a child opens the flood gates, the water level begins to rise. The gate-master must determine which way the water is running and how to stop the tub from getting full...

Author: By Katherine E. Bliss, | Title: Summer Splash at The Children's Museum | 7/19/1988 | See Source »

...fitted the Depression era by stressing bargains, though it betrayed a few aspirations for better times. "Merry Christmas to mother-an electrical appliance that saves labor" was a $2.39 automatic iron. Daughters could help out with a 22-piece deluxe toy laundry set with scrubboard and heavy metal washtub for $1.98. Somewhat more in the Christmas spirit were 2-Ib. fruitcakes for 49?, Tinkertoys at 69?, canaries for $2.95 and a Kodak camera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Wish Book | 8/20/1984 | See Source »

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