Household chores in the 19 th century include cleaning, cooking, sewing and washing clothes. If a woman can afford it, washing and ironing will be sent out, or someone will be hired at home to help. The cost of washing a family of four is about $2. If laundry is family trivia, it is usually done on Monday. The clothes are sorted, washed, rubbed with soapy water on the laundry board, and then placed in a second barrel of water heated on the stove. The cylinder head is ready. after adding soap, the water was boiled for 30 minutes. Then, the clothes are drained, washed with clear water, blushed, screwed with hands, and hung dry. Washing machines were invented after the Civil War, but were not popular among many housewives. The washing machine tore the clothes, left rust spots and leaked. The price of the washing machine was about $5 in 1902. 1910, washing machine- The Wringer combination is larger and ideal in many families. After the laundry is over, dry and the rest is the ironing work on Tuesday. Starting in early 1900, collectors bought a good wooden washing machine for $100 to $500. But be careful that if the washing machine is placed in a modern home with central heating, the wood may dry. The wood will shrink and the bathtub may fall off. * Question: I have a big statue made of amber. It looks black, but when it shines, it gives off a deep red light. Will direct sunlight hurt it? A: Amber is a fossil of resin on pine trees. Experts say it should not be shown in direct sunlight. The heat generated by the sun can melt its surface. In the case of no harm to Amber, indirect sunlight or artificial lighting will emit red light. Don\'t put it near the hot outlet, don\'t clean it with strong chemicals, and don\'t put too much pressure on it. Clean Amber using cotton balls soaked with warm water and mild detergent. Rinse with a wet cotton ball and dry immediately with a soft cloth. Wipe it with deer skin. * Q: I have a pottery marked \". Golden Coles. \"I was told about the famous Coors beer company. Make pottery with this mark. I also have three tableware marked \"Coorsite. \"* Adolfo Coors established Coors Brewing Company Gold in Colorado. , in 1873. China and Pottery Company, 1921 Gold, founded in 1910, became the Coors Porcelain Company. A subsidiary of the brewing company. Coors Porcelain was concentrated on craft ceramics and industrial ceramics, but during the Depression it produced some tableware and art pottery. Most of the marks on the company\'s pottery and porcelain dishes include the word \"Coules. The tableware you marked \"Coorsite\" is made by H. F. Coors Co. of Inglewood. Herman F. The company was founded in 1925 by Adolfo\'s brother, Coors. It makes a wide variety of ceramic products. California has nothing to do with Coors beer. Not Coors Porcelain. We recently bought an unusual grandfather clock. There is no picture of the moon above the clock dial, but instead there is a ball turning on the axis. The only information we got was that it was made in 1917. Samuel WadsworthCan you help? * Samuel Wadsworth was born in 1846 as a watchmaker in Keane, New YorkH. Not only did he make the traditional grandfather clock, but he also made the battery clock. Wadsworth died in 1931. *Q My 7- Inch light aqua glass bottle printed with the words \"doctor\" Treatment of swamp roots, kidneys, liver and bladder in the kidney of Kilmershaped design. The other words on the bottle are \"Dr. Kilmer & Co. Very specific, Binghamton. Y. \"What is the bottle? When did it go public? Is it valuable? * A your \"healing\" bottle can start at 1890. Unlike many of the patented blendsmedicine era ( Before the federal Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906), the Dr. The Kilmer brand of therapeutic drugs does not contain cocaine, opium or morphine. The Swamp- Root treatments contain unfamiliar herbs, including bouchwood leaf, Juniper leaf oil, Birch oil, Colombo root, swamp- Basil, Cuban balm, Taru balm, leaves of skullcap, Venetian pine, Valerian, rhubarb root, Mandela grass, vanilla mint, aloe vera, cinnamon, sugar and about 10% alcohol. There\'s really a doctor. Kilmer. His full name is Sylvester Andral Kilmer. He set up a homeopathic clinic in Binghamton, New York. Y. , in the 1870s. In 1892, his brother Jonas helped run the clinic business and bought his brother\'s proprietary drug business. Jonas\'s son, Willis Sharpe Kilmer, is the advertising promoter behind Dr\'s success. Brand name Kilmer. Bottles like you still have a lot of supply, so the value is only $10 to $20. For a list of useful books and publications, please send from Address, stamp (55 cents) Envelope of the Los Angeles Times Kovels, 235 E. 45th St. New York, New York, 10017. Current prices are recorded from antique exhibitions, flea markets, sales and auctions across the United States. Prices are different because of the local economic conditions. * Lone woman Anne Saiyan Back button, Anne\'s image, \"Orphan Anne loves red cross macaroni, Parisan novelty Chicago, $1/4, $55. * 1939 New York World Expo Peanut nut set, metal, Sir Wilks, peanuts standing next to Trun and PerryfieldBarre, Pa. , label, 6- $125, inch bowl and four small bowls. * C. M. Mossman & Brother directory of horse owners, about 1890 pages, 304 pages illustrations, 7 pages complete Color, 15 by 11 1/2, $145. * Dick van Dyk coloring book, with the cover of arts and crafts, Dick, Laura and rich for $1963,200. * Hub ley fireside cat door block, original gray and white paint, cast iron, $270. * Elephant ashtray for Dedham Pottery with cigarette slots, 3/4, $410. * Cranberry Bell, nail-grain glass, suitable for rings, lotus leaves, Boston and sandwiches, 1880s, 5 inch, $550. * Ideal Tony doll, hard plastic, blue sleep eyes, brush lashes, golden wig, children\'s body, about 1949, 14 inch, $700. * Movie poster \"some people love heat\", co-artist, 1959, showing Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, 20 by 29 inch, $1,150. * Huffy bicycle, Yellow Submarine, yellow, women\'s clothing, seat design with printed submarine material, 3- Speed, $585, 1960,2.