History of the Sunshine Clothes Dryer - Outdoor Clothesline
Below are very early advertisements for the Sunshine Clothes Dryer, from this and other historical findings we have determined the Sunshine Clothes Drier was developed in circa 1913 and patented in December 14, 1915 US Patent number 1,163,639. Copies of the US patent are also shown on the Patent Page.
As I am told the story of how the Sunshine Clothes Dryer came to be; Joseph Clay always shoveled the snow from underneath his wife’s outdoor clothesline each time it snowed. This of course was not a task he liked. After one unusually deep snow he decided that job could be made easier. Very soon after that snow storm he invented the Sunshine Clothes Dryer, the first umbrella style rotating clothesline. Joseph B. Clay was granted a US patent in December 14, 1915, number 1,163,639. Snow removal under the clothesline became a tolerable task for Joseph Clay.
These stories and pictures are courtesy of the Cedar Falls Historical Society, and from Roger Clay, Joseph's son.
Very Early Sunshine Clothes Dryer Ad
Vintage Sunshine Clothes Dryer advertisement
Sunshine Clothes Dryer ad of about 1955
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