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Power loom
It was designed by Edmund Cartwright but wasn't built until a year later. The machine was patented in 1785, the year it was built. The power loom made weaving a lot faster and more industrialized. -
Clock
Eli Terry had the first patent on his "equation clock." His factory was the first to use standardized parts for making clocks. -
Cast-Iron Piano Frame
Alpheus Babcock patented the Cast-Iron Piano Frame in 1825 after growing up and working in the piano profession for a long time. He then got the file re-filed in 1833. -
Iron Truss Bridge
The Iron Truss Bridge was first patented by Squire Whipple in 1841. The first bridge of the kind was built in Johnstown, New York. -
Door lock
Linus Jr. Yale had always been interested in locks, especially ones in banks. He specialized in high security bank locks and opened a store for locks in New York. -
Mason jar
John Mason patented his jar in 1858. It's a glass jar used to store goods, such as jams. The Mason jar forms a seal when the hot liquids inside cool because of the screw on lid. -
Game board
Milton Bradley released the original version of The Checkered Game of Life which was extremely popular around the world. -
Shoe-lasting machine
The shoe-lasting made shoes much more available, and much more affordable to people in America. In 1883 Jan Matzeliger patented his invention. -
Calculator
The calculator was first called the "adding machine." In 1885 William Seward Burroughs made the first adding machine, but it wasn't practical to use. He and a couple partners worked together and made the first practical adding machine in 1892. -
Breakfast cereal
John Kellogg and his brother accidentally created corn flakes. They then started a small company and started to sell their new breakfast food. -
Submarine
In 1895 John Philip Holland and his boat team was informed by the US Navy that a submarine was needed. In 1895 the first practical submarine was launched. -
Radio
Guglielmo Marconi made the first radio transmission after learning and experimenting with the radio waves that were first discovered by Heinrich Hertz.
