Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1911 — WAXING FLOORS BY MOTOR [ARTICLE]

WAXING FLOORS BY MOTOR

New Invention to Save Labor aitdl Strength Has Been Introduced In Berlin, Germany. New household uses for the electric motor are being found one by one. This time it is a machine for waxing: the floor. The apparatus, which has just been introduced in Berlin, Germany, where it was invented, consist* of an electric motor, the bottom of which is formed by a strong revolving: brush. The motor is connected with one of the electric light sockets; the chambermaid takes hold of the handle and moves the small motor from one part of the room to another until the whole floor is polished. The wax is. of course, applied before the polishing begins. Thus the work can be done much quicker, more perfectly and without any effort on the part of the operator. Every modern flat in Berlin is being provided with one of, these electrid floor polishers. In the old fashioned way the polishing of hardwood floors requires uracil labor and strength, for the floor has to be covered with wax, and tbffc must be nibbed with brushes until tile wood! Is as smooth as Ice and shines like a< huge mirror. This work takes up much time and! baa to be done quite frequently. Itt houses With large rooms It IS so difficult that the maid servants often refuse to do it and men have had to bs employed for this special purpose.