Home appliances

thumb|An old rotary dial telephone thumb|AT&T push button telephone made by [[Western Electric, model 2500 DMG black, 1980]]

thumb|Food in a refrigerator with its door open

machine used to stitch fabric

computer intended for use by an individual person

machine which washes clothes automatically

tool or appliance for smoothing cloth using heat and pressure

device that uses air to suck up dirt and other substances

kitchen cooking appliance

cooling of air in buildings or vehicles

thumb|An ignited lighter thumb|upright|Disposable lighter A lighter is a portable device which uses mechanical or electrical means to create a controlled flame, and can be used to ignite a variety of flammable items, such as cigarettes, butane gas, fireworks, candles, or campfires. A lighter typically consists of a metal or plastic container filled with a flammable liquid, a compressed flammable gas, or in rarer cases a flammable solid (e.g. rope in a trench lighter); a means of ignition to produce the flame; and some provision for extinguishing the flame or else controlling it to such a degre

A dishwasher is a machine that is used to clean dishware, cookware, and cutlery automatically. Unlike manual dishwashing, which relies on physical scrubbing to remove soiling, the mechanical dishwasher cleans by spraying hot water, typically between , at the dishes, with lower temperatures of water used for delicate items.

machine for household use

A toaster is a small electric appliance that uses radiant heat to cook sliced bread into toast. When cooked the bread browns due to the maillard reaction. It typically consists of one or more slots into which bread is inserted, lowered, and cooked using heating elements, often made of nichrome wire, to generate heat and toast the bread.

type of appliance used to dry hair

machine that uses one or more revolving blades to cut a lawn to an even height.

thumb|A spring mousetrap by Victor thumb|Triggering a mousetrap A mousetrap is a specialized type of animal trap designed primarily to catch and, usually, kill mice. Mousetraps are usually set in an indoor location where there is a suspected infestation of rodents. Larger traps are designed to catch other species of animals, such as rats, squirrels, and other small rodents. Trap types differ significantly in effectiveness, potential harm to wildlife and pets, and the level of suffering caused, with some raising serious welfare and environmental concerns.

appliance used for drying wet clothes

type of that home appliance installed above a stove or a cooktop that clears airborne substances generated during cooking

type of fan appliance permanently mounted to the ceiling horizontally

A humidifier is a household appliance or device designed to increase the moisture level in the air within a room or an enclosed space. It achieves this by emitting water droplets or steam into the surrounding air, thereby raising the humidity.

device that shreds garbage for disposal via plumbing

tool that is used to move leaves

device that uses high voltage to ionise air molecules

device that cools and dispenses water

thumb|upright|A typical "portable" dehumidifier can be moved about on built-in casters. A dehumidifier is an air conditioning device which reduces and maintains the level of humidity in the air. This is done usually for health or thermal comfort reasons or to eliminate musty odor and to prevent the growth of mildew by extracting water from the air. It can be used for household, commercial, or industrial applications. Large dehumidifiers are used in commercial buildings such as indoor ice rinks and swimming pools, as well as manufacturing plants or storage warehouses. Typical air conditioning s

Hair styling tool with heating element

thumb|German matchbox containing safety matches.

a refrigerator which can communicate with its surroundings

type of service robot

large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task

thumb|upright=1.2|alt=Labeled black-and-white image of an icebox|Icebox used in cafés of Paris in the late 1800s An icebox (also called a cold closet) is a compact, non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common early-twentieth-century kitchen appliance before the development of safely powered refrigeration devices. They were insulated cabinets, to which large chunks of ice would need to be added every several days to maintain refrigeration.

kitchen innovations

thumb|250px|Slabs of manufactured ice at the Grimsby Ice Factory prior to being crushed, 1990

heater that works by using a fan to pass air over a heat source

consumer electronics small appliance used for boiling water and maintaining it at a constant temperature

a vacuum cleaner appliance installed into a building as a semi-permanent fixture

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appliance to mix essential oil into air

fan used to keep an attic ventilated

refrigerator designed for storing kimchi

portable devices that perform household tasks

thumbnail|Matchbook (open) thumb|Supersonic Matchbook (1985-1986 given on Concorde)

thumb|upright|This Hitachi washer-dryer has a complex control panel and display to handle various options (2025). thumb|Combo washer dryers typically use a front-loading configuration. A combi washer dryer (also known as a washer dryer in the UK) is a combination in a single cabinet of a washing machine and a clothes dryer. It should not be confused with a "stacked" combination of a separate autowasher and a separate tumble dryer.

home appliance for carbonating tap water