George t sampson invention
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George t sampson bornGeorge T Sampson was an African-American inventor best known for inventing the automatic clothes dryer in 1892; and received a patent for it in 1893. He also invented a propeller for a sled. In England and France during the end of the 18th century, clothes dryers were being made.
Called ventilators, these large contraptions were made of metal. The drum had ventilation holes in it that allowed heat into it while it was hand cranked over an open fire. This invention was used for decades.
As time moved on, America caught onto the idea of these ventilators.
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Unfortunately, the clothing consistently smelled of smoke, was covered in soot and occasionally caught on fire during the drying process. As you can imagine, this wasn’t an ideal situation.
According to washcycle: George T Sampson of Ohio decided that the ventilator invention needed to be tweaked.
Instead of using heat from an open fire, he chose to place a rack over a stove. This heat source was much better, as it didn’t dirty th