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| Field | Homemaking |
| Went Obsolete | 1930's |
| Made Obsolete By | Washing machines and dryers for the home, and electric irons. |
| Knowledge Assumed | Rolling clothes through a wringer and not getting caught in it. |
| When useful |
There are two different items called a mangle. One is simply a set of rollers that wrings excess water from wet clothes. It was not uncommon for the operator to have his/her hand caught in the mangle and crushed. The other mangle is sometimes called a roller iron, or automatic ironer. It has a large padded roller that rotates against a curved, heated plate, drawing fabric and clothes through it to iron them. Like the washing machine mangle, it is a dangerous piece of equipment that sometimes caused serious injuries.
