Hand Towel Holder

Towel racks were used in kitchens and bathrooms for years. Often two, three or four arm versions would be seen in every household to keep the sheets and towels for drying, which were changed regularly. In general, they had a blanket on the ribbed steel shaft, designed to prevent drying towels and cloths from slipping.

Most homes have a towel as a standard feature, which was the most humble natural drying system outside clotheslines . Clotheslines, a feature of every garden in back with their poles stretcher with the V cut at the end of the hoist clothesline as high as possible to catch the wind. Of course, the clothesline was fabulous when the sun was shining and the wind blew gently to naturally dried laundry as soon as possible. Indeed, my own grandmother said: "You can always make a difference with clothes dried outside in a good blow.

Then came the pulley airer ceiling mounted usually in kitchens and useful in winter or wet weather. However, it has caused problems of space in the kitchen especially when bedding was washed and hung like a barrier. Often, meals are served in the kitchen and in conjunction with wet washing hanging overhead that it could be something of an obstacle course. Otherwise the clothes and smell of food cooking, especially the aroma of fine soups or Spaghetti Bolognese. Somehow the clothes dry in the kitchen have never been as fresh as those dried outside on the washing line on a good sunny day.

With the advent of the dryer many families in the walk. It was considered the device of convenience. Today, however, the energy used in a wide electric dryer creates a muscular electric bill and is greater our carbon footprint.

The dryer ceiling was fortunately overtaken by dry wall hangers and free standing mini - about the media for the bath or maxi - portable, robust drying racks. As the old horse clothing of those heavy, ultra portable drying racks can be used indoors or outdoors and are made of solid materials that are resistant to heavy use for many years. Thousands are used in parks campgrounds across Europe, home to more working families and a constant heavy use.

It is easy to fall in love with these different clothes drying racks. They have so many admirable qualities and it all started with the humble towel. Well you know they say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder or towel in this case.