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- Dry Sink, circa 1850 - Before homes had indoor plumbing, dry sinks gave housewives a place to wash dishes or clean vegetables. Though not connected to a water supply, dry sinks were an improvement over buckets or basins placed on a bench or the floor. Some dry sinks had soapstone or zinc linings. In others, housewives placed a wash basin inside the top of the wooden cabinet.
- circa 1850
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Dry Sink, circa 1850
Before homes had indoor plumbing, dry sinks gave housewives a place to wash dishes or clean vegetables. Though not connected to a water supply, dry sinks were an improvement over buckets or basins placed on a bench or the floor. Some dry sinks had soapstone or zinc linings. In others, housewives placed a wash basin inside the top of the wooden cabinet.