World’s Largest Washboard in Logan, Ohio

In 1895, Frederic Martin founded the Columbus Washboard Company in its namesake city. At its peak in 1941, the company built and sold 1,287,757 washboards to fulfill a growing need. Beyond laundry, the washboards are also used as decorative pieces, furniture accents, and a good old-fashioned American Bluegrass musical instrument. The company found success in Columbus for over a century until it was sold and relocated to an empty factory near the Hocking Hills region of the state in 1999. At this point in history, the Columbus Washboard Company was the only remaining washboard maker in the U...