Hints for the busy housewife
1939-05 1939 1930s 50 pages : illustrations HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE Hall, Stairs, etc. — Remove ornaments (if any), also furniture, etc.; remove mats and sweep; brush stairs from top to bottom, using damp tea-leaves or use vacuum cleaner; sweep carpets, and then floors; dust; polish f...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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| Language: | English English |
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London : Health & Cleanliness Council
May 1939
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10796/1D0A6A6E-A34D-4A87-9B97-6A3F6942D48E http://hdl.handle.net/10796/C9A5E1B2-E6B9-45CF-8BA2-2954917390D0 |
| Summary: | 1939-05
1939
1930s
50 pages : illustrations
HINTS FOR THE BUSY HOUSEWIFE Hall, Stairs, etc. — Remove ornaments (if any), also furniture, etc.; remove mats and sweep; brush stairs from top to bottom, using damp tea-leaves or use vacuum cleaner; sweep carpets, and then floors; dust; polish furniture; dust and wash ornaments; replace. Bathroom, Lavatory. — Sweep and scrub floor, clean out bath, polish taps, etc. Many houses are now fitted with taps made of metal which only requires washing with soap and water to clean it. Water stains on baths can be removed by light rubbing with a smooth powder cleanser sprinkled on a damp cloth. (See directions for cleaning lavatory, pp. 11 and 16.) Walls. — Remove all pictures, etc., from the walls. Tie a clean duster over the head of a long-handled broom and sweep the walls from above downwards. Remove duster and shake. The vacuum cleaner, with its special attachments, makes it possible for the cornices and ceilings to be reached, a great labour-saving for the busy housewife, and labour-saving aids health. Scrubbing Floors. — Remove all light furniture, mats, and rugs. Sweep the floor. Have a pail of hot water, soap, scrubbing-brush, flannel, and drying-cloths. Wet the floor, soap the brush and scrub, moving your brush with the grain, if the floor is a wooden one. Mop up the soap with the damp flannel. Rinse your flannel in fresh water. Mop up again in case any soap and dirt are left. Then dry. Don’t use much water. Change it often. Kitchen Tables. — Scrape off grease and scrub like a floor. If badly stained, put a paste of fuller’s earth on the part overnight. A used piece of lemon is handy to whiten the wood. Page Five
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