A Television Production for ITV
Ruth the Washerwoman
Weald and Downland Museum - Singleton - Museum of Welsh Life (2001)
A close-up cameo picture of Ruth as a washerwoman.
The cricket bat type stick she is holding is actually a battledore; this is used to beat the washing to losen the dirt; much in the same way as a modern washing machine agitates.Photographer: Johnnie Rutter
