In a fulling mill, the cloth was beaten with wooden hammers, known as fulling stocks or fulling hammers. ( September 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī fulling mill from Georg Andreas Böckler's Theatrum Machinarum Novum, 1661Īn early example of washing by machine is the practice of fulling. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
