Amazing ! Why Is It Called A Linen Press

From the medieval period up until the 19th century linen presses also called napkin presses were actual presses that were used to flatten cloth sometimes give it a nice sheen and interestingly to create purposeful creases in the cloth. It evidently got its name from the older contrivance a press consisting of a flat bed upon which damp linen was placed for flattening through pressure applied with a large wooden.

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