J. L. Love patented his pencil sharpener in the US.
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Carl J.E. Eliason, from Sayner, Wisconsin, was awarded his patent for the 'motor toboggan,' the world's first motorized snow vehicle.
Thomas Edison completed his first model of a phonograph.
Inventor Percy L. Spencer patented the Microwave Oven.
American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
John Burr patented a better rotary blade lawn mower, designed with traction wheels and a rotary blade that would not easily get stuck with grass clipping.
