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Victorian Household Inventions and Devices
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Across
  • 1. Horse-drawn vehicle for transporting families in the era's streets
  • 2. Portable light source, often oil or candle powered
  • 3. Vessel for boiling water over a fire or stove
  • 8. Device used to smooth and polish clothes before the iron (alternative term)
  • 10. Handheld tool to create a breeze in warm rooms
  • 11. Relating to the device that eased laundry chores in Victorian homes
  • 14. Foot-operated mechanism powering sewing machines or other tools
  • 17. Material sometimes used for household protective gloves or stoppers
Down
  • 4. Machine for pressing water out of wet laundry with heavy rollers
  • 5. Lighting device fueled by oil wick for household illumination
  • 6. Furnace-like device used for cooking and heating rooms
  • 7. Household items made of clear material for storage or decoration
  • 9. Wax stick burned for illumination before widespread gas lighting
  • 12. Traditional Russian water boiler popular for tea heating
  • 13. Appliance used to brown bread slices by radiant heat
  • 15. Roller device used to squeeze water from clothes after washing
  • 16. Floor covering adding warmth and style to Victorian rooms

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