Inventors whose machines and gadgets entered ordinary homes and offices, such as the hand powered dishwasher, the disposable blade safety razor, the pop-up toaster, the ballpoint pen and the Slinky spring toy. A person belongs here when the cited article credits the person with inventing one of these everyday products. It excludes inventors of industrial machinery, vehicles and communication systems, who belong with the engineers of those fields.
All Household and Consumer Product Inventors
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Walter Frederick Morrison (Wikipedia article)
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who invented the Frisbee
View the Source King C. Gillette (Wikipedia)
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who invented a bestselling safety razor
View the Source Wikipedia: Richard T. James
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best known for inventing the Slinky spring toy
View the Source John J. Loud (Wikipedia)
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best known for inventing the ballpoint pen
View the Source Charles Strite (Wikipedia)
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known for inventing the pop-up toaster
View the Source Wikipedia: Lou Ottens
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best known as the inventor of the cassette tape
View the Source Edwin Beard Budding (Grace's Guide)
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Invented and patented the first lawn mower.
View the Source Percival Everitt (Grace's Guide)
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improved apparatus for delivering pre-paid goods
View the Source Safety Pin (Wikipedia)
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American mechanic Walter Hunt is regarded as the inventor of the modern safety pin.
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