CONSUMERS HUNG OUT TO DRY.(Business)

Byline: MARLENE KENNEDY

There it was, a sight to behold: a he-man-edition clothes-drying rack with wooden dowels thicker than toothpicks. I felt like letting out a whoop.

I'd been searching for it too long, store after store, weekend after weekend. The clothes-drying rack, if you're unfamiliar with its ingenuity, is a godsend for anything damp.

Jogging clothes sweaty from a run? Hang them on the rack. Towels clammy after your morning shower? Hang them on the rack. Sweater that can be machine-washed but not baked in the dryer? Hang it on the rack.

This trusted friend of many years can stand tall in a corner, ready for service, or fold flat …