Household Objects from Long Ago Primary 2

Cleaning People used to have to clean their floors with a broom. by Laura

Carpet beater Carpets were taken outside and beaten with a carpet beater to remove dust and dirt. By Milo

Record player People would have used a record player to listen to music. They didn’t have CD’s like we do today, instead they had records. By Amy

Record player To get the music to play they had to put the needle onto the record and then turn the handle to make the record spin and the music come out of the speaker. By Matthew G

Tin Bath People use to have a tin bath like this. It didn’t have hot and cold taps. By Christopher

People would have to fill the tin bath by hand with buckets of water. By Robyn Tin bath

TIN BATH IT DOES NOT HAVE TAPS BY JAMES

Coal fires People would have used a coal fire to heat up their rooms. By Eva

Bellows Bellows are used to make the fire burn more brightly. By Jessica

This is a mangle. Mangle

People would use it to drain the water out of their clothes. By Mikey

Mangle People would use it to drain the water out of their clothes. By Gregor

Washboard People had to wash their clothes by hand using a washboard and a cloth. By Makenzie

washboard They would fill up the metal tub with water and then scrub their dirty clothes against the washboard. By Robin

Kettle If people wanted hot water for a drink or to fill up a bath they had to use an iron kettle. By Matthew R

kettle The iron kettle had to be warmed up on the stove. By Nathan

cooking People would have cooked their food in an oven like this. By Sophie C

Cooking The oven had to be lit with coal or wood. Sophie N

lron People would have used a flat iron to iron their clothes. By Tessa

Iron The iron had to be heated up on a stove before they could use it. By Leah

Outside Toilet Not many people had toilets that flushed. By Aoife

Toilets Most people had an outside toilet. Eilidh