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Walter Hunt invented the safety pin
Walter Hunt invented the safety pin April 10, 1849. The safety pin was invented while Walter Hunt was twisting a piece of wire, trying to think of something that would help him pay off a fifteen dollar debt. He later sold his patent rights to the safety pin for four hundred dollars to the man that he owed the money to. On April 10, 1849, Walter Hunt was granted US patent #6,281 for his safety pin. -
Potato Chips
Potato Chips were invented in a resort in Saratoga Springs, New York by Native American chef, George Crum. George Crum served fries to his customer, Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cornelius complained that the fries were to thick, George sliced them thinner and served them crispier. Cornelius loved them and potato chips were invented. -
Elisha Otis elevator brakes
In 1853, Elisha Otis created the elevator barkes. The cables trying to hold up when it stops.Otis didn't invent the elevator, he invented something perhaps more important-the elevator brake-which made skyscrapers a practical reality. Otis had no way of knowing that this simple safety device was to alter the face of the globe, that because of it vast cities would spring up toward the sky instead of spreading toward the horizon as in the past.http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/115.html -
The Napoleon Cannon
Named in honor of Emperor Napoleon III by its designers who created it in the 1850's in France. This cannon was manufactured and used by artillery companies of both the South and the North. The Napoleon Cannon was a bronze, smoothbore weapon. The Napoleon Cannon was reasonably maneuverable, light weight, and sturdy. The Napoleon Cannon was effective at long-range, medium-range, and close-range making it a great overall weapon for the artillery.
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The soda Fountain
G.D Dows made and used the first marble soda fountain in 1858. On January 25, 1870 Gustavus Dows made a more modern version of the soda fountain. Jacob Baur manufactured the carbon dioxide in tanks that made soda fountains as they are today. It was during the 1900's that pharmacists were the operators of the drug store and soda fountain. http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/soda_fountain.htm http://www.drugstoremuseum.com/sections/level_info2.php?level_id=47 -
Hamilton Smith invents the Rotary Washing Machine in 1858
Hamilton Smith invented he Rotary Washing Machine in 1858. The washing machine worked with a crank that would spin a large paddle and would push the clothes around in the water. Years after his washing machine was patented, the first electrical washing wachine was bulit. Hamitons inventoin took a lot of a hard work took him 6 years to finally succede in his helpful invention. -
Invention of the Henry Rifle
In 1860. Tyler B. Henry invented the Henry repeating rifle prior to the civil war. The metallic case of the cartridge could effectively seal the breech of the gun to contain the hot propellent gases. This way, the firing pin would strike the rim without hitting it. The 44 Henry cartridge was comparable in power with some military pistols. The rife was popular in the civil war by the Union. It was not very popular in the army though. Overall, it was a great gun that was adapted a lot overtime. -
The day the Minie Ball was invented
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anesthesia was invented in 1846
Dr. William Morton was a boston dentist who invented anesthesia in 1846. He wanted to make a device that would let the patients feel no pain when he was doing dental extractions. his first patient was Gilbert Abott. He was in fo a jaw tumor which had to be reamoved. It only took several minutes until he was asleep.
