THE NEXT TIME YOU USE ONE OF THESE ITEMS, BE PROUD OF THE INVENTIONS BY AFRICAN-AMERICANS, AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN HISTORY:
INVENTION, INVENTOR, DATE
air conditioning unit: Frederick M. Jones July 12, 1949
almanac: Benjamin Banneker Approx 1791
auto cut-off switch: Granville T. Woods January 1, 1839
auto fishing device: G. Cook May 30, 1899
automatic gear shift: Richard Spikes February 28, 1932
baby buggy: W.H. Richardson June 18, 1899
bicycle frame: L.R. Johnson October 10, 1899
biscuit cutter: A.P. Ashbourne November 30, 1875
blood plasma bag: Charles Drew Approx. 1945
cellular phone: Henry T. Sampson July 6, 1971
chamber commode: T. Elkins January 3, 1897
clothes dryer: G. T. Sampson June 6, 1862
curtain rod: S. R. Scratton November 30, 1889
curtain rod support: William S. Grant August 4, 1896
door knob: O. Dorsey December 10, 1878
door stop: O. Dorsey December 10, 1878
dust pan: Lawrence P. Ray August 3, 1897
egg beater: Willie Johnson February 5, 1884
electric lamp bulb: Lewis Latimer March 21, 1882
elevator: Alexander Miles October 11, 1867
eye protector: P. Johnson November 2, 1880
fire escape ladder: J. W. Winters May 7, 1878
fire extinguisher: T. Marshall October 26, 1872
folding bed: L. C. Bailey July 18, 1899
folding chair: Brody & Surgwar June 11, 1889
fountain pen: W. B. Purvis January 7, 1890
furniture caster: O. A. Fisher 1878
gas mask: Garrett Morgan October 13, 1914
golf tee: T. Grant December 12, 1899
guitar: Robert F. Flemming, Jr. March 3, 1886
hair brush: Lydia O. Newman November 15, 18--
hand stamp: Walter B. Purvis February 27 1883
horse shoe: J. Ricks March 30, 1885
ice cream scooper: A. L. Cralle February 2, 1897
improv. sugar making: Norbet Rillieux December 10, 1846
insect-destroyer gun: A. C. Richard February 28, 1899
ironing board: Sarah Boone December 30, 1887
key chain: F. J. Loudin January 9, 1894
lantern: Michael C. Harvey August 19, 1884
lawn mower: L. A. Burr May 19, 1889
lawn sprinkler: J. W. Smith May 4, 1897
lemon squeezer: J. Thomas White December 8, 1893
lock: W. A. Martin July 23, 18--
lubricating cup: Ellijah McCoy November 15, 1895
lunch pail: James Robinson 1887
mail box: Paul L. Downing October 27, 1891
mop: Thomas W. Stewart June 11, 1893
motor: Frederick M. Jones June 27, 1939
peanut butter: George Washington Carver 1896
pencil sharpener: J. L. Love November 23, 1897
phone transmitter: Granville T. Woods December 2, 1884
record player arm: Joseph Hunger Dickenson January 8, 1819
refrigerator: J. Standard June 14, 1891
riding saddle: W. D. Davis October 6, 1895
rolling pin: John W. Reed 1864
shampoo headrest: C. O. Bailiff October 11, 1898
spark plug: Edmond Berger February 2, 1839
stethoscope: Imhotep Ancient Egypt
stove: T. A. Carrington July 25, 1876
straightening comb: Madam C. J. Walker Approx 1905
street sweeper: Charles B. Brooks March 17, 1890
thermostat control: Frederick M. Jones February 23, 1960
traffic light: Garrett Morgan November 20, 1923
tricycle: M. A. Cherry May 6, 1886
typewriter: Burridge & Marshman April 7, 1885
