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Image of Brass sprinkling can from Chinese laundry in San Francisco, ca. 1910
1984.115.1
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Brass sprinkling can from Chinese laundry in San Francisco, ca. 1910

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In a Chinese laundry, workers would sprinkle cotton or linen with water from a brass sprinkling can like this one before ironing.
ID Number: 1984.115.1
Date: Circa 1910
Physical Description: 1 Sprinkler, Laundry; brass; 4.5 in.H x 4 in.Diam
Credit: MOHAI, 1984.115.1
Subjects: Asian American, Businesses and Corporations

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