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INVENTORS OF
WASHING
MACHINE
As early as 1767, Jacob
Christian Schaffer of
Germany created the first
machine. In 1797,
Nathaniel Briggs received
the first patent for his
invention.
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Autobiography of washing
machine
The Automatic Electric Washer
Company and Hurley Machine
Corporation both began selling
electric washers in 1907, while
Maytag offered an electric wringer
washer in 1911. In 1947, Bendix
offered the first fully automatic
washing machine, and by 1953
spin-dry machines overtook the
wringer types in popularity
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History of Washing
machine
James King in 1851 created the first
washing machine to use a drum,
Hamilton Smith in 1858 patented a
rotary version, and in 1868 Thomas
Bradford, a British inventor, created a
commercially successful machine
that resembles the modern device.
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USES
William Blackstone of
Indiana built a machine
that removed dirt and stains
from laundry as a birthday
present for his wife. This
thoughtful gift would come
to be the first first example
of washing machines
designed for convenient use
in the home.