Ironing Board, Internal Combustion Engine, Lever-Action Repeating Rifle, Twist Drill

Before the ironing board was invented, the kitchen table was used. The ironing board was invented in 1858. Unwrinkled clothes make a better impression than wrinkled clothes. The ironing board was improved later on. The electric ironing board was invented in 1859. Manual workers have wrinkled clothes. Home ironing is a much easier task. It is a massive time saver.

Etienne Lenoir was born in Belgium in 1822. He grew interested in electricity. He used sparks to make an internal combustion engine in 1859. Nicolaus Otto invented the 4-stroke engine in 1879. Ford was founded in 1901. It led to the jet engine. it is used in lawn equipment. It led to the truck driving industry. It's changed our world. From every day driving to vacations, to keeping stores full with food.

The 18th-century rifle was a revolution of the arquebus, the first gun fired from a shoulder. Benjamin Robins discovered bullets shape accuracy. The minie ball appeared in the 19th century. Benjamin Tyler Henry was born in New Hampshire in 1821. He was an apprentice as a young man. He worked for Smith & Wesson. They were a gun maker. They invented the Hunt's lever-action rifle concept. They made the lever-action repeating rifle in 1860. Some were used in the Civil War. It became famous as the "gun that won the West".

Steven A. Morse invented the Twist Drill in 1861. Drill bits are tools for cutting. Wood bits and metal bits have different tips. Morse moved to Massachusetts. He built a two-story factory in 1875. He wold them all over the world. It was used to carve Mt. Rushmore.