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Oh, I thought the urban legend was that she was fed up with the servants breaking her prized porcelain so she wanted a machine that would wash automatically and

• grosswait 6y ago
  And I thought that situation lead to the invention of Correll...
• felipelemos 6y ago
  Both are true. FTA: "As a socialite, she was expected to hold frequent dinner parties. She served the meals on her expensive, heirloom china. When the household staff hand-washed the dishes, the delicate china often got chipped. She opted to wash the dishes herself, but after she damaged many a plate, she decided to design and build a machine that could handle the task—faster and more carefully."
• askvictor 6y ago
  Or she could have paid for more careful servants (or more of them so they could spend more time being careful)