Inventions Of The 1920’s By Megan Deetscreek and Sarah Dubin

Band-Aid (1920) Invented by Earle Dickson Dickson’s inspiration: To help his accident-prone wife Invention: A piece of tape with a small slice of gauze in the middle. Company that mass produced his product: “Johnson and Johnson” Dickinson Original Job: Employed in a company that made gauze and tape (“Johnson and Johnson”)

Invented by Earle Dickson

Dickson’s inspiration: To help his accident-prone wife

Invention: A piece of tape with a small slice of gauze in the middle.

Company that mass produced his product: “Johnson and Johnson”

Dickinson Original Job: Employed in a company that made gauze and tape (“Johnson and Johnson”)

The Traffic Light 1920 Invented by William Potts from Detroit Michigan Invention: The worlds first 4-way, 3 color traffic light composed of red, amber and green lights and thirty-seven dollars worth of wire Potts’ Original Job: Police Officer Where the light was located: The corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues in Detroit

Invented by William Potts from Detroit Michigan

Invention: The worlds first 4-way, 3 color traffic light composed of red, amber and green lights and thirty-seven dollars worth of wire

Potts’ Original Job: Police Officer

Where the light was located: The corner of Woodward and Michigan Avenues in Detroit

Invented by Alexandre F. Godefoy The first true hair dryer came on the market in 1920 Interesting fact: The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner, women connected a hose to the exhaust of their vacuum. The faults of the original hair dryer: 1. Extremely large 2. Heavy 3. Frequently over heated

Invented by Alexandre F. Godefoy

The first true hair dryer came on the market in 1920

Interesting fact: The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner, women connected a hose to the exhaust of their vacuum.

The faults of the original hair dryer:

1. Extremely large

2. Heavy

3. Frequently over heated

The Automobile (1920) First Model: Ford Model T Powered: newly powered by gas power Affects on people: Created more jobs, better transportation, and cultural changes. Henry Ford later founded the Ford Company

First Model: Ford Model T

Powered: newly powered by gas power

Affects on people: Created more jobs, better transportation, and cultural changes.

Henry Ford later founded the Ford Company

L i e D e t e c t o r 1 9 2 1 Invented by John Larson Used in police interrogation and investigation How it works: records several different body responses Description: a series of different sensors are attached to the body, and as the polygraph measures changes in breathing, blood pressure, pulse, and perspiration.

Invented by John Larson

Used in police interrogation and investigation

How it works: records several different body responses

Description: a series of different sensors are attached to the body, and as the polygraph measures changes in breathing, blood pressure, pulse, and perspiration.

Water Skiing 1922 Inveted by Ralph Samuelson of Minnesota Porposed the idea that if it was possible to ski on snow than it was possible to ski on water. First attempted: on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota. Discovery: Leaning backwards with ski tips up leads to successful water skiing. First water ski jump: July 8 th using a greased 4' x 16' ramp. First patented in 1925 by Fred Walter

Inveted by Ralph Samuelson of Minnesota

Porposed the idea that if it was possible to ski on snow than it was possible to ski on water.

First attempted: on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota.

Discovery: Leaning backwards with ski tips up leads to successful water skiing.

First water ski jump: July 8 th using a greased 4' x 16' ramp.

First patented in 1925 by Fred Walter

Invented by Leo Gerstenzang Invention: a piece of cotton wrapped around a toothpick. Later the toothpick was replaced with white card board. Original name: “Baby Gays” Inspiration: His wife who used the make shift Q-tips to clean their baby’s ears. Original Job: started the “Infant Novelty Company” Q-tips (1923)

Invented by Leo Gerstenzang

Invention: a piece of cotton wrapped around a toothpick. Later the toothpick was replaced with white card board.

Original name: “Baby Gays”

Inspiration: His wife who used the make shift Q-tips to clean their baby’s ears.

Original Job: started the “Infant Novelty Company”

Frozen food (1923) Invented by Clarence Birdseye Invention: Packaged food into waxed cardboard boxes. Involved a $7 electric fan, buckets of brine, and cakes of ice, that resulted in flash-freezing Preserved goods: froze vegetables, fruits, seafood, and meat. Original Job: a fur trader

Invented by Clarence Birdseye

Invention: Packaged food into waxed cardboard boxes. Involved a $7 electric fan, buckets of brine, and cakes of ice, that resulted in flash-freezing

Preserved goods: froze vegetables, fruits, seafood, and meat.

Original Job: a fur trader

The Dial Telephone First appeared in Toronto in 1924 The Handset with mouth piece and earphone came into use in 1927 By 1929 the phone became widely used Range: across town, across canada or across the sea on a “Pay when billed”basis.

First appeared in Toronto in 1924

The Handset with mouth piece and earphone came into use in 1927

By 1929 the phone became widely used

Range: across town, across canada or across the sea on a “Pay when billed”basis.

The Loud Speaker (1924) Invented by: Chester W. Rice and Edward Washburn Kellogg Sold to consumers under the name of “Radiola” in 1926 Superior to anything previously invented by lowering sound distortion, and improving audio quality

Invented by: Chester W. Rice and Edward Washburn Kellogg

Sold to consumers under the name of “Radiola” in 1926

Superior to anything previously invented by lowering sound distortion, and improving audio quality

Invented by: Edwin Perkins of Omaha Nebraska Invention: Kool- Aid, originally named “Fruit smack”, then later named “Kool –Ade” Until the present name was released. Original Flavors: Cherry, Lemon-Lime, Grape, Orange, Root Beer, Strawberry, and Raspberry. The product was originally a liquid substance (syrup) however the costly product was very breakable, leading to the invention of flavored powder ( add water to) Perkins Original Job: A Chemist who owned the company “Perkins Product Company” a business that sold perfumes and calling cards.

Invented by: Edwin Perkins of Omaha Nebraska

Invention: Kool- Aid, originally named “Fruit smack”, then later named “Kool –Ade” Until the present name was released.

Original Flavors: Cherry, Lemon-Lime, Grape, Orange, Root Beer, Strawberry, and Raspberry.

The product was originally a liquid substance (syrup) however the costly product was very breakable, leading to the invention of flavored powder ( add water to)

Perkins Original Job: A Chemist who owned the company “Perkins Product Company” a business that sold perfumes and calling cards.

P e z C a n d y Invented in 1927 in Vienna, Austria Edward Haas III was a candy man that invented Pez candy The name Pez came from the german word, phefferminz, which means peppermint At first, it was a breath mint for adults, as an alternative for smoking Not until the 1940’s Pez became fruity flavors

Invented in 1927 in Vienna, Austria

Edward Haas III was a candy man that invented Pez candy

The name Pez came from the german word, phefferminz, which means peppermint

At first, it was a breath mint for adults, as an alternative for smoking

Not until the 1940’s Pez became fruity flavors

D u b b l e B u b b l e B u b b l e g u m ( 1928 ) Invented by Walter E. Diemer Inspiration: playing around with new gum recipes. Differences from Normal Gum: Double Bubble Gum was less sticky and more stretchy What was the price? I penny per piece. Why was Double Bubble Gum Pink? 1. pink was the food coloring available.

Invented by Walter E. Diemer

Inspiration: playing around with new gum recipes.

Differences from Normal Gum: Double Bubble Gum was less sticky and more stretchy

What was the price? I penny per piece.

Why was Double Bubble Gum Pink?

1. pink was the food coloring available.

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