The plastic shirt collar was patented in the US by Walter Hunt.
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The clip-on tie was designed.
The Wright Brothers were granted a patent for their 'flying machine' after applying for it three years earlier.
The first recorded potato chip was created by chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Thomas J Martin patented the fire extinguisher.
The first movie projector, correctly named the kinetoscope, was patented by Thomas Edison.
