In the Middle Ages, nobles and peasants lived together. Clothes were stored in chests. Closets were invented for privacy. Chests of drawers appeared in the 1800s. O. A. North invented Clothes Hanger in 1869 and patented it in January of 1869. Clothes hangers store our clothes. Their shape keeps the clothes from wrinkling. It became important in small New York apartments. Albert Parker invented the wire hanger in 1903. It became a cultural phenomenon because of the scene from "Mommy Dearest" in 1981. Joy Magano invented an improved hanger in 1999.
Tin cans were invented in 1810 in England. They were very hard to open. William Lyman was born in Connecticut in 1821. He was an apprentice to a pewter making company. He invented several products on the side. He invented the Rotary Can Opener in 1870. It allowed almost anyone to open a shut can. Improved versions appeared in 1925. It created the orange juice industry. They keep us safe in the kitchen.
Aaron Montgomery was born in New Jersy in 1844. His family moved to Michigan when he was 9. He became an apprentice of barrel making. He got 25 cents a day. Then he moved to stacking bricks for fireplaces. He became a shoe salesman (a good one). He moved to Chicago at age 21 and learned of rural complaints. He wanted to improve rural service. They wanted prices to be lovered. He invented the mail-order catalog in 1872. It allows people to shop from home. It featured over 20,000 items in just two years.
Ear muffs keep our ears warm in cold and windy weather.
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