Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1901 — THIS MACHINE SCRUBS FLOORS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THIS MACHINE SCRUBS FLOORS

If the machine that a Chicago genius has invented doe£ what the inventor believes it will, the days of scrubbing drudgery are numbered. The novelty runs on wheels and is propelled by handles adjusted similarly to those on a garden cultivator. It is said to scrub, rinse and dry the floor in one motion. “You fill .the box in the upper part

of the machine,” said the inventor to a Chicago reporter the other day, “using clean, warm soap water. By opening a small valve the necessary amount of water is allowed to spread on the floor. When the machine is set in motion the scrubbing begins. The brush revolves and the two rollers, covered with cloth of a suitable nature! rinse and wipe. The waste water is conveyed to a tin box on the under side of the machine. This can be emptied at will.” The machine is 10 inches high, 10 inches wide and 20 inches long. It is especially designed for large floors.

SCRUBBING MACHINE.