Henry W. Seely patented the electric iron in the US.
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Samuel Briggs and his son patented his nail-making machine.
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.
The sweeping machine (vacuum cleaner) was patented in Chicago, US, by Ives W. McGaffey.
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
Isaac Fischer Jr. patented sandpaper in Springfield, Vermont, US.
