Present modern house without a washing machine is absolutely impossible. Stiralka was the same essential attribute of life as chairs, tables, cabinets and similar utensils. Considering that in some countries, a washing machine, until recently, was a luxury, and some is such to this day, it is interesting to discover that the washing machine is already half a century old.

Washing machines are not invented yesterday

Create a tool that facilitates the process of washing things (and have experience in hand-washing will not lie - this process is very tiring, energy-intensive and exhausting emotionally), is a task that in the past few centuries, occupied the minds of humanity .  To say that all the intellectual forces were sent to her decision, it would be an exaggeration, but in facilitating the daily household work the washing was one of the first places .  Officially, the search for solutions to the problem are counted from the end of the XVIII century, with the advent of official patents .  Here too creativity has earned at full speed, and the last quarter of the last century there were about two thousand variants of patented devices for washing .  Another thing is that the vast majority of them were frankly not viable, but there were also real good luck - so, in 1851, an American named James King patented a machine which was rotating drum - is based on this principle all modern washing machines .

The formal date of birth of a washing machine, most experts believe 1874, when a resident of Indiana, William Blackstone began mass production of its own washing machine in which the drum is powered by a hand .  Blackstone originally designed a device to facilitate the domestic troubles of his wife, but, evaluating the effectiveness of the invention, decided to cash in on it .  And for a long time, the Americans had a monopoly in this area, because in Europe the first washing machines appeared only its own production in 1900 .  But soon the Americans again took the lead, now having made a real revolution in the field of washing: in 1908 in Chicago, was released Washer Thor, designed by engineer Alvoy Fischer, who worked on the motor, by means of which the drum spinning .  Soon mechanical washing machines began to produce both electric and gasoline engines, and by 1920 in the United States, there were about 1,300 manufacturers of washing machines .  Then almost every subsequent decade innovate in the design of washing machines: in the thirties there were mechanical timers and drain pumps; in 1949 was vypushena first automatic washing machine, the first time in 1978, the car was equipped with a microprocessor .  Today already made washing machines that can be controlled via the Internet .

Who, where and how to produce

Of course, washing machines, like any other complex technical and now have an electronic device that may be different in quality, feature set, for reliability, for the prestige and any other consumer characteristics and indicators. If we talk about American-made washing machines, among them especially recommended specialists brands such as Maytag, Fridigare particularly well-known in international markets Whirlpool.

Due to the fact that for decades it was the US have been leaders in the manufacture of washing machines in the country has a rich tradition in the industry and the aforementioned manufacturers guarantee products of the highest quality .  In this respect they are several lose South Korean manufacturers (the largest segment of the market occupied by giants such as LG and Samsung) - their cars are not inferior, and even surpass the US in terms of modern technology, however, is not as reliable in terms of cycle time, in terms of endurance .  Here, the only real competitor to the Americans look in the face of German manufacturers do not require special recommendations of manufacturers of household appliances Siemens, Bosch, Miele and others .  In addition to the phenomenal changes German washing machines are also distinguished by economy and low noise operation .  In addition to washing machines premium, but still more affordable in terms of price are also numerous Italian brands (Zanussi, Indesit, Ariston, etc.), and the Swedish company, the leader in terms of innovation in the production of household appliances, Electrolux .  Washing machines from other manufacturers, whether Turkey, Russia or China, for the most part are a step in terms of quality, or even several, following the above industry leaders .

Alexander Babitsky

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