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Balea de cerámica

 

Sara Gómez López · 10 noviembre 2022 16:18


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Esta balea de cerámica deronlla ao meu pai en forma de agasallo fai 18 anos, polo 2004, para compensar a súa axuda na realización de decorados nun programa da galega que se emitía nese momento.

Explanation of the object
Este obxecto é un agasallo que lle fixeron ao meu pai o director e todo o equipo dun programa no que meu pai traballaba como carpintor, pero ademáis tamén axudaba a outras cousas dos decorados que enrealidade non tiña porque facer, entón como un xesto de agradecimiento o equipo eo director do programa decidiron agasallarlle esta balea que era o logo do programa, para darlle unha sorpresa máis grande meu pai contoume que o fixeran ir ao plató que tiña as luces apagadas e que cando entrou as luces se encenderan e comenzaran a aplaudirlle e unha chica que traballaba alí levaralle a balea.

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Non utilicei ningunha fonte secundaria, todo o que fixen foi falar co meu pai

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The washing machine

 

Sofía Álvarez Castro · 18 diciembre 2020 17:26


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The washing machine can go unnoticed because of its daily use nowadays; but it was definitely one of the most revolutionary invents of our modern history.
Before its innovation, people (especially women) all over the world had to clean their clothes with their own hands, which was an exhaustive and essential work: everybody have to clean his clothes, and, formerly, people had a bigger laundry necessity than us, because most of the people must be the whole day working the land, and, in the industrial revolution, workers from the factories got a lot of stains. Furthermore, they didn’t have disposable things like diapers, tissues or sanity towels, so women had to wash up everything.
Throughout the whole period of the contemporary age, this appliance had several phases in its development. The first idea about a washing machine was around 1690, and it was probably inspired by the laundry method in ships: they realized that water and currents could clean their clothes, so they started to use nets and throw their clothes inside it to the sea; because in a ship, fresh water was a valuable good, so they cannot waste it.
This appliance got a lot of models and innovations all along the contemporary ages. The first washing machines had the hole for clothes at the superior part and worked with a rotating drum which was moved by a hand-crank. After this, around 1900, electric washing machines were developed; it was attributed to Alva Fisher. They had some problems because water went out of the hole and caused short circuits, so they innovated a cover for it. Furthermore, this device didn’t have many sales until electricity started to be used by everyone. The following inventors added up different vantages to the appliance, such as automatic drying and centrifugation functions. Nowadays, and in our developed country, most of us have a modern washing machine with all of its new comforts.

Explanation of the object
Before the arrival of the washing machine, women used to clean their clothes in the river or in laundries and carry barrels with all the clothes from their houses to the laundry and from the laundry to their houses, which was so much more difficult, because wet clothes are very heavy. Furthermore, in these times, plastic objects didn’t exist, so barrels were made of metal materials. They also carried stools and soap. Many women developed physic problems due to this hard work: because of the bleach and the cold water, their hands resulted very damage; and, moreover, the posture they had wasn’t good when they had to wash and also when they carried the hard barrel over their head. And when women came back to their houses, they still had to work: they had to hang the clothes, then pick up them and after it, they had to iron the clothes and fold them.
Laundries were like the centre of the town, it was where many women met to talk, blabbing, and boys also went there to flirt with young women.
After all this time, we can think that currently this women lifestyle doesn’t exist, but it isn’t true. Although mostly people can afford to buy a wash machine and have electricity enough for it, many places in third-world countries (or not) sill have to realize this hard work everyday. It’s like they are trapped in the past.
In the hypothetical case that there were a list of technological heritage, in which probably appeared computers, the assembly line, the steam engine and many other inventions that changed our whole life of people, I think that the washing machine should have a deserved place in the list, for changing the whole life of women.

Secondary sources
https://www.eleconomista.es/empresas-finanzas/consumo/noticias/7589222/05/16/La-lavadora-el-invento-mas-revolucionario-para-los-hogares.html. 16/12/2020
https://www.xatakahome.com/n/primera-lavadora-ultima-historia-mejor-invento-para-hogares 15/12/2020
https://www.lainformacion.com/practicopedia/como-se-invento-la-lavadora/6508556/ 15/12/2020

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O recordo da emigración

 

Samuel Bernárdez Fresco · 11 noviembre 2022 17:00


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1982, foi a fecha na que o meu avo emigrou a Suiza por traballo, 1987, cando a miña avoa emigrou a xunta do meu avo a Suiza, quedando a miña nai e o meu tío ca súa avoa en Galicia.
10 anos despois da data na que marchou o meu avó a Suiza, comprouna tras a súa chegada a Galicia de novo.

Explanation of the object
Esta moto é unha vespino SUZUKI MAXI 50 que comezou a súa comercialización entre o 1992 e o 1996, foi mercada nun concesionario da provincia de Pontevedra, que na época vendía moito.
A vespino SUZUKI Maxi, foi a primeira vespino da marca Suzuki en España, creada en 1992.

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Molinillo de café

 

Martín Fernández Montañes · 20 noviembre 2021 20:40


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No sé la fecha exacta del objeto, pero pertenecía a mi bisabuela Manuela, por lo que calculó que data de los años 40.
La importancía del objeto radica en que pertenece en una época en la que no existía enrgía eléctica y para tomar café primero había que moler los granos.
Este molinillo sigue funcionando perfectamente a pesar de los años trascurridos.

Explanation of the object
Se trata de un molinillo de café de la marca elma hecho de metal, tiene una parte superior donde que se abre para introducir los granos.
En esa parte hay un engranaje de hierro que gira al mismo tiempo que la manivela superior y esto hace que el grano caiga en el engranaje y se muela, y termina en una cajita en la parte inferior.
Al tener poca capacidad para el grano, hacer café era toda una ceremonia.
Además al estar recién molido guardaba todo el aroma.

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Reloj de bolsillo.

 

Sergio Souto Mourelle · 17 diciembre 2020 21:54


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El reloj es de aproximadamente 1895, ya que fue hecho y comprado en el periodo de la guerra de la independencia cubana.

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El reloj fue comprado por mi bisabuelo en la guerra de independencia de cuba, el reloj fue de generación en generación pasando por mi abuelo, luego el padrino de mi padre, ahora mi padre y en un futuro a mi.

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