Black Inventors and Inventions
Black Inventors & Inventions-- A Black History Month Tribute During the mid to late 1800s, African Americans dominated the catering business. In 1869, they formed the United Public Waiters’ Mutual Beneficial Association to monitor the services of the waiters and of the food services they provided. In 1871, James Wormley, a Black entrepreneur and experienced caterer and hotel steward, opened the Wormley Hotel. Its dining hall became one of the most fashionable restaurants in the nation’s capital. In the 1870s, Alexander Ashbourne, a black inventor and former dry goods grocer owner moved to Oakland California where he began a new dry goods enterprise. He became one of that city’s leading Black residents. In the 1890s, Joseph Lee, who established a thriving catering and restaurant business in Boston considered himself a "bread specialist." He patented a bread-making machine, and a bread-crumbing machine.
OTHER BLACK INVENTORS - FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD INVENTIONS-- INVENTION, INVENTOR, AND YEAR INVENTED AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, Frederick M. Jones, July 12, 1949 REFRIGERATOR , J. Standard, June 14, 1891 CURTAIN ROD, S.R. Scratton, November 30, 1889 PEANUT BUTTER, George Washington Carver, 1896 FOLDING BED, L.C. Bailey, July 18, 1899 ICE CREAM SCOOPER , A.L. Cralle , February 2, 1897 MAIL BOX , Paul L. Downing, October 27, 1891 There are many more black inventors unfortunately, I can not included them all in this Tribute. However, we thank the all inventors for their wonderful inventions. Because of these Black Inventors, our lives have been enriched by their creations. Keep Black History Alive! End of Black Inventors - Click Here to Table of Contents
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