{"product_id":"the-agitator","title":"The Agitator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe Agitator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e iHorn is made from an 1900’s Simplex Premier manual washing machine agitator.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn its original state, it had a broom handle attached to the agitator, which was manipulated in an up and down motion to clean laundry.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was the butter churn approach to cleaning clothes.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhile the earliest drum washing machines were invented in England in 1782, they lacked an ability to agitate the clothing in order to eliminate scrubbing.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOne of the first innovations in washing machine technology was the use of enclosed containers or basins that had grooves, fingers, or paddles to help with the scrubbing and rubbing of the clothes. The person using the washer would use a stick to press and rotate the clothes along the textured sides of the basin or container, agitating the clothes to remove dirt and mud.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis crude agitator technology was hand-powered, but still more effective than actually hand-washing the clothes.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Agitator\u003c\/u\u003e was a useful tool which continues to produce clean sounds.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: David; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eIt is a dirty piece of American economic history which is so unique it had to be preserved.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iHorns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43021191610439,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/9462\/9447\/files\/Simplex.jpg?v=1785380600","url":"https:\/\/shopihorns.com\/products\/the-agitator","provider":"iHorns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}