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title: "Who invented the Washing Machine (electric)?"  
description: "Who invented the Washing Machine (electric)?"  
author: "Harsh Srivastava"  
published: 2018-08-30  
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# Who invented the Washing Machine (electric)?

Who invented the [Washing Machine](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101779/why-is-my-washing-machine-not-draining-water) (electric)?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

A **washing machine** (also known as a **laundry machine, clothes washer, or washer**) is a piece of household equipment that is used to clean clothes. The word is most commonly used to describe devices that clean with water rather than **dry cleaning** or **ultrasonic cleaners**. **Laundry detergent**, either liquid or powder, is added to the wash water by the user. \
In **1691**, the first **English patent** in the area of washing machines was granted. In the **January 1752** issue of The **Gentleman's Magazine, a [British](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72332/in-which-year-during-the-british-rule-was-the-supreme-court-of-india-established) newspaper**, a sketch of an early washing machine emerged. The washing machine design by **Jacob Christian Schäffer** was patented in **Germany in 1767**. \
**Henry Sidgier** received a **[British](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72332/in-which-year-during-the-british-rule-was-the-supreme-court-of-india-established)** patent for a **spinning drum washer** in **1782**, and **Edward Beetham** sold many **'patent washing mills'** in **[England](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72332/in-which-year-during-the-british-rule-was-the-supreme-court-of-india-established) in the 1790s**. **James King invented the first drum washing machine in 1851**, **Hamilton Smith** patented a rotational version in **1858**, and **Thomas Bradford**, a **[British](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72332/in-which-year-during-the-british-rule-was-the-supreme-court-of-india-established) inventor**, invented a piece of hugely successful machinery that resembles the contemporary machine in **1868**.


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