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Harper's Ferry Rifle Invented By Ferry Armory
Was the fisrt official gun of the United States. When made they only produced 4,023 of these weapons. The bullet that is fired out of the rifle was called the " Mini-Ball," which spun once it was fired and that made it more precise and accurate. It was about 42- 46 inches long, the later models were 46 inches. The rifle weighed about 10 pounds. This weapon was considered the main gun used in the civil war. The later models began to use a smooth bore and had a 33' inch barrel. -
Harper's Ferry Rifle Invented By Ferry Armory
Was the fisrt official gun of the United States. When made they only produced 4,023 of these weapons. The bullet that is fired out of the rifle was called the " Mini-Ball," which spun once it was fired and that made it more precise and accurate. It was about 42- 46 inches long, the later models were 46 inches. The rifle weighed about 10 pounds. -
Harper's Ferry Rifle Invented By Ferry Armory
Was the fisrt official gun of the United States. When made they only produced 4,023 of these weapons. The bullet that is fired out of the rifle was called the " Mini-Ball," which spun once it was fired and that made it more precise and accurate. It was about 42- 46 inches long, the later models were 46 inches. The rifle weighed about 10 pounds. -
The Saxophone was invented.
In the year of 1841,Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone. As a child,Adolphe studied the flute and clarinet,while his dad made musical instruments. This all inspired him to have the dream of improving the bass clarinet. But what he found he was constructing was a metal bodied instrument like from the brass section with a reeded mouthpiece from the woodwind section.Which made the combined sounds of the trumpet and clarinet.This device,named the saxophone, was presented in the year of 1842 where -
Sewing Machine was invented
A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric with thread. Sewing machines were invented because they needed to find a way to decrease the amount of manual sewing work used in clothing companies. Issac Singer invinted the another version of the sewing machine after Elisa howe invinted it in 1845. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. -
Sewing Machine
Isaac Merrit Singer was a German imigrant who worked to improve the sewing machine that was already invented and made it powered by a foot pedal instead of by hand. He made the sewing machine for industry use and for use at home. http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/r822.htm
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First Manned Glider
George Cayley's Design was made up of a large monowing in the front of the plane and a small tail section with a horizontal and vertical stabalizer. His design also included "Flappers." His first smaller design was flown by an unnamed 10 yr. old boy. He later designed a larger one that was flown by his butler. The Flight consisted of him flying over the Brompton Dale. -
invention of toilet paper
1857 Joseph Gayetty sells first factory-made toilet paper These were loose, flat, sheets of paper. -
Invention of toilet paper
1857: Joseph Gayetty sells first factory-made toilet paper (Gayetty's Medicated Paper) in the USA. These were loose, flat, sheets of paper, pre-moistened and medicated with aloe; each sheet has Gayetty's name printed on it. It sold at five hundred sheets for fifty cents and was known as Gayetty's Medicated Paper.
