Hyman Lipman patented the pencil with an eraser on top.
His patent included a metal ferrule to keep the eraser in place.
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Thomas Edison demonstrated his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time.
Solymon Merrick patented the wrench tool.
American inventor Ogden Bolton Jr. patented the first electric-powered bicycle.
Inventor Moses F Gale patented the cigar lighter in the US.
Inventor Chester Carlson created the first Xerox image.