by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, NonPhotos
Benjamin Thornton Created an Answering Machine Device. In 1935, Benjamin Thornton created a device that could be attached to a telephone and could be set to record a voice message from a caller. By utilizing a clock attachment, the machine could also forward the... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, NonPhotos
Albert Richardson Inventor of the Butter Churn and a casket lowering device. Pioneer/Entrepreneur Albert Richardson was one of those rare inventors who not only created numerous devices, but created devices that were completely unrelated to one another. Until 1891... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, NonPhotos
David McCree Created a Portable Home Fire Escape. Daniel McCree recognized the safety benefits enjoyed by hotels, apartment buildings and office buildings and decided to extend that safety to homeowners. Basing his model on fire escapes being used by bigger buildings,... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, NonPhotos
John Love Invented Early Pencil Sharpener Many patents are developed in response to the frustration involved in having to perform a repetitive task in order to complete a more important one. For John L. Love, this repetitive task was having to stop writing notes or... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, NonPhotos
Edward Lewis Invented a Spring Gun. Edward Lewis had a problem with people trespassing on his property, especially poachers. Unfortunately, the only way to prevent people from coming on to his his land would be to hide out on the property at all hours, day and night.... by gaiusx | Nov 26, 2012 | Inventors, Male Inventors, NonPhotos
Joseph Hawkins Improved Gridiron Metal Oven Racks Joseph Hawkins developed what are now known as metal oven racks to aid in home cooking. The oven racks were based on gridirons, which were metal racks attached to a wooden handle and were placed on a campfire or placed...
