1890 ⟶ Robert Gair Invents the Pre-Cut Cardboard Box
Robert Gair would invent the pre-cut cardboard box.
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⚙️ Thomas Blanchard Patents Pattern-Tracing Lathe
Thomas Blanchard invents the pattern-tracing lathe (actually more like a shaper). The lathe can copy symmetrical shapes and is used for making gun stocks, and later, ax handles.⟶
ManufacturingIndustrial RevolutionAutomation
United States📌 Walter Hunt Patents the Safety Pin
📦 Robert Gair Invents the Pre-Cut Cardboard Box
Robert Gair would invent the pre-cut cardboard box.⟶
PackagingManufacturingIndustrial RevolutionCommerceBusiness
United States🧵 Whitcomb Judson Patents the Zipper
Whitcomb Judson invents the zipper.⟶
ManufacturingTextilesFashionIndustrial RevolutionPatent
United States🚗 Louis Chevrolet Co-Founds Chevrolet Motor Company
November 3: Swiss race car driver and automotive engineer Louis Chevrolet co-founds the Chevrolet Motor Company in Detroit with his brother Arthur Chevrolet, William C. Durant and others.⟶
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