I love ads for things that don’t exist anymore but seem like a great mid-century idea. When automatic dishwashers were still a dream for most households at the cost of around $ 200-300, housewives had a lot of dishes to hand wash everyday. Something that was advertised as a time and 
work saver was the Dish-Quick by the Dish-Quick Company. It was designed to make hand washing dishes a better experience. “The All-in-one dishwasher” is how they describe it. It is a wand that attaches to the kitchen faucet and is a spray, soap dispenser and nylon brush in one. Used with hot water it was claimed to be an efficient, sanitary and effective way to wash dishes. At $9.95 it was way more affordable than a dishwasher. Although there is not a clear picture of how it fits on the sink. I get the sense that the brush spins too, not sure.
Just look at the smile on this housewife’s face! The dish-quick has changed her life.
This was such a great idea that the Gerity-Michigan company had a similar 
product, the Gerity Dishwasher. (Really, I don’t know who patented what first.) Gerity claimed that you can wash dishes in the time it takes to just scrape them. The normal brush is soft on fine china, but a wire brush is available for scrubbing tough stuff. Its benefits are speed in getting the dishes washed, keeping your hands out of the dishwater (no dishpan hands) and because of the high temperature rinse you could just drain the dishes on a drying rack. No drying needed. It had a higher cost at $39.95. But it was a bigger piece of equipment that screwed into the faucet.
I have a sprayer on my kitchen taps, and I have tried the brushes or sponges with soap inside but this kind of brush with soap and sprayer might be a great tool for hand washing dishes. I wonder if anyone still makes something like this? I did a quick internet search and came across some vintage Gerity products but nothing made today.
Do you wish you had a Dish-Quick?