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The heated bed coverings bore little resemblance to the electric blankets we are familiar with today.
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Electric blankets started receiving more attention after being regularly used in tuberculosis sanitariums.
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The first automatic, electric blanket was invented.
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The first automatic electric blanket went on sale in the US for $39.50, in Petersburg, Virginia.
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The term "electric blanket" was not used until the 1950s, blankets used to be called "warming pads" or "heated quilts"
