Rental towels - Kashio Shibori

...Hospitals also began to offer bedding rental services, including futon rentals for hospitalized patients, pillows, sheets, and other bedding that also included laundering; this came to be known as standard bedding supplies. Rental hand towels also became popular for coffee shops and restaurants, and rental diapers began to be used in ordinary households. These were mainly done by laundromat, but then uniform rental services, which mainly included dry cleaning, were also introduced.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "rented towels" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また病院における入院患者用の貸布団をはじめ枕，シーツなど寝具類の洗濯つきレンタル方式も誕生し，これを基準寝具サプライと呼ぶようになった。喫茶店やレストランに対しては貸しおしぼりも普及し，また一般家庭では貸しおむつも利用されるようになった。これらはランドリー方式が主であったが，次いでドライクリーニングを主としたユニフォーム･レンタルも誕生した。…

※「貸しおしぼり」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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