This photo was taken in the year 1992 at Dobby Ghat, Penang. Look at the photo, an Indian man (right hand side of the picture) was trying allocate a space to dry-up his freshly washed cloth. This practice is now extinct in Malaysia. The technology of using washing machine in every homes is now a common thing as it is very convenient and saves time. Those days, people depend on these people to wash their clothes by hand wash which they use a method to keep the clothes texture. Modern day practice, we use clothes detergent to help maintain and clean our clothes. Surprisingly, this particular dobby is still exist in Penang. You may want to drive by York Road, Penang and have a personal experience on these dedicated men to hand wash clothes.
The Tamil Treasure blog was established on July 2011 to showcase information of the items collected to everyone and build bridges of understanding and friendship with our multicultural society. Through informative materials, special events and cultural sharing that this blog has received multiple positive feedbacks on its representation of contemporary Indian culture as well as preservation of the old and treasured. All the items showcased in this blog are for our own references.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Street Laundry
This photo was taken in the year 1992 at Dobby Ghat, Penang. Look at the photo, an Indian man (right hand side of the picture) was trying allocate a space to dry-up his freshly washed cloth. This practice is now extinct in Malaysia. The technology of using washing machine in every homes is now a common thing as it is very convenient and saves time. Those days, people depend on these people to wash their clothes by hand wash which they use a method to keep the clothes texture. Modern day practice, we use clothes detergent to help maintain and clean our clothes. Surprisingly, this particular dobby is still exist in Penang. You may want to drive by York Road, Penang and have a personal experience on these dedicated men to hand wash clothes.
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