It takes a lot of work to produce a tidy home. Shopping, washing, cleaning and cooking are all part of daily life. But who handles what has changed over the years, as have the tools used to keep a home clean.
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In the 1920s, researchers began taking a closer look at domestic chores. At the time, housework was something only women did, whereas today, at least in Western society, men have taken on some of those duties – to a greater or lesser extent. Homemaking was more or less revolutionised by the introduction of machines such as vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, and gas and electric cookers. This collection of photographs, originally part of Swiss publisher Ringier’s picture archive, has been part of the Aargau cantonal archive since 2009. (All pictures: @StaAG/RBA)
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The dreaded Swiss apartment handover
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“A famous place where the landlord would inspect was the water container above the toilet. They would lift the top and see if the scale had been cleaned out,” Thomas Köppel tells swissinfo.ch, recalling the handovers of his student years about 25 years ago. Little has changed. On the last day of August four women…
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Tourists seem impressed. “Yes, it’s definitely clean,” says Craig Oddie of Manchester, Britain, who is visiting the city’s bear park with his family. “Just walking around the public areas you don’t see any litter. The public transport’s always clean. It’s massively better here than it is in England.” Barbara Cunningham of Canada agrees. “Oh, I…
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