Dish Cloth(1827); Dish Mop(1860); Dish Pan(1852); Dish Towel(1850)

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   A lot of good dish.

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DISH CLOTH

   OED has 1828 for "dish cloth."


Saturday Evening Post (1821-1830), Philadelphia; Dec 8, 1827; Vol. VOL. VI, Iss. 0
  THE DISCARDED LOVER.; pg. 0_001, 1 pgs
("...she would pin the dish cloth to his tail, set tubs of dirty water in his way, and cause him to tumble into them,...")

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DISH MOP

   OED has "dish mop" from the 1897 SEARS CATALOGUE.


(MAKING OF AMERICA-MICHIGAN, BOOKS)
Author: Dall, Caroline Wells Healey, 1822-1912.
Title: "Woman's right to labor," or, Low wages and hard work : in three lectures, delivered in Boston, November, 1859 / by Caroline H. Dall.
Publication date: 1860.
Page 141  - 2 terms matching "dish mop*"
("I looked through Boston in vain, the other day, to find a common dish-mop large enough to serve my purpose.")

August, 1866
Godey's Lady's Book
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vol LXXII Page 145
The chancing had, of course, various results; but I may here mention that Mrs. Daffodil drew three hoods, two Afghans, a hearth-rug, a smoking-cap, a baby's cap, a canary bird, a << dish-mop>> , a coal-skuttle, a poodle dog, two white mice, a fernery, a globe of goldfish, three sets of mock jewelry, a Webster's dictionary, and the fire safe.

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DISH PAN

   OED has 1872 for "dish pan."


   9 April 1852, BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, pg. 3:
1 Dish pan.

May, 1854
Godey's Lady's Book
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vol XLVIII Page 478
2 Tin Bake-Pans.1 Fry Pan.
1 Tin Dripping Pan.1 Cullender.
1 Tin Saucepan. 1 Coffee Boiler.
1 Small Tin Kettle.1 Tea Pot.
1 Pepper and Flour Dredge.1 Grater.
3 Tin Pie Plates. 1 Tin Dipper.
1 Tin Wash-Basin.1 Egg-Whip.
1 << Dish Pan1>>  Basting-Spoon.
3 Table and Tea-Spoons, Iron.1 Skimmer.
1 Chop-Knife and Bowl

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DISH TOWEL

   OED has 1869 for "dish towel."


(MAKING OF AMERICA-MICHIGAN, BOOKS)
Author: Beecher, Catharine E. (Catharine Esther), 1800-1878.
Title: Miss Beecher's domestic receipt-book: designed as a supplement to her Treatise on domestic economy.
Publication date: 1850.
Page 248  - 1 term matching "dish towel*"
("Be careful to have clean dish towels, and never use them for other pruposes.")
Page 251  - 1 term matching "dish towel*"

March, 1852
Godey's Lady's Book
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vol XLIV Page 204
Books, table linen, sweetmeat and pickle jars had been put in most unsystematized array on the same shelves; hunted articles "turned up" in the least expected places; pocket handkerchiefs and << dish towels>> , hastily thrust away, were discovered crammed into pillow cases; and wearing apparel emerged from wooden water pails.

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DISH WASHING MACHINE

   OED has "dish washing machine" in the 1890s.


 Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Oct 29, 1870; Vol. Vol. XXIII., Iss. 0
  Improved Dish-Washing Machine.; pg. 271, 1 pgs

Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Dec 2, 1865; Vol. Vol. XIII., Iss. 0
  Article 11 -- No Title; pg. 360, 4 pgs

Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Mar 19, 1864; Vol. Vol. X., Iss. 0
  Patent Dish-washing Machine.; pg. 192, 1 pgs

Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Feb 9, 1850; Vol. VOLUME 5., Iss. 0
  Article 7 -- No Title; pg. 164, 1 pgs
("Machinery for Washing Dishes.")