A reimagining of once commonplace objects found in domestic urban settings of the city of Glasgow, ordinary household effects, hidden in plain sight, above eye level, indoors. It highlights the high contrast between the object when active – shrouded in fabric ­– and when inactive – exposed as mere unadorned mechanical device. Our attempt to reconstruct the pulley incorporates considerations of laundering processes and the spectacular nature of the hoisting of the washing load. The process of laundering is a convergence of diverse components – textiles, machinery, sound, scent, and motion, all within particular scenographic configurations, yet while Victorian innovation sought ways to employ technical devices that would facilitate everyday living, we are unburdened by such concerns. Instead, our method of counterfeiting prefers to exploit the rapid capacity of contemporary methods of fabrication, both analogue and digital, to create light-touch prototypes in materials with no subsequent practical duties to perform.