Only One Factory in North America Still Makes Washboards

smithsonianmag.com

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DEAR God! They have a monopoly!

This is unfair to those who want to compete in the Personal Washboard (PM) marketplace, and this company has a virtual lock on the supply, probably anti-competitive patents too!

lol :)

Frankly, I’m shocked there are ANY companies in North America making washboards.

I suspect that their main consumers are people looking for a historic feeling. You can get cheaper ones, presumably made in China.

That said, they're suprisingly reasonable. They start at around $30 on Amazon. (Compared to $10 for the cheap one at the local hardware store.) Some sites turned up actual vintage ones cheaper.

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