Eriksmoen: This North Dakotan made laundry day much simpler by inventing the automatic clothes dryer
In today s Did You Know That column, Curt shares how a young James Moore was inspired to improve the drying process in North Dakota while watching his mother struggle to hang clothes outside on a cold winter day. Written By: Curt Eriksmoen | ×
Anyone who appreciates the convenience and safety of the automatic clothes dryer can thank former North Dakotan James Moore. iStock / Special to The Forum
On a cold, windy, winter day in North Dakota, young James Moore watched his mother struggle to get the laundry hung on the clothesline outside of the family home in Devils Lake. Moore later said, “I could not bear to see my mother have to endure this, so I rigged up a gasoline-driven washer and (a) drying room in our home.” He then began to plan on how to construct “a mechanical device which (would) successfully dry clothes.”