laundry chutes

Vertical clothes channels

A laundry chute is a vertical shaft built into a house, typically running from an upper floor to the basement or laundry room.

Dirty clothes and linens are dropped in through a small door and slide down to collection below: Just toss your towels down the laundry chute.

Common in older homes, they save trips up and down stairs.

Related

shaft · fabric · soap · soiled · trapdoors · secret passage · hidden door · apartment building · garments · hopper · detergent · hamper · ventilation shafts · washable · multi-story · fire hazard · gravity · washing machines

Opposites
vertical transport direction

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Small cargo elevators

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transport mechanism

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Small cargo elevators

stairs · elevator · freight elevators · staircase · escalator

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G