List of Inventions
List of inventions on display in
THE Black inventions Museum
the original Traveling exhibit OF Black inventors and Scientists
Paper (Papyrus) Ancient Egypt
(Khemet)
Alphabet (Hieroglyphics) Ancient Egypt
(Khemet)
STETHOSCOPE Ancient Egypt
Imhotep 3rd Dynasty
Electric Lamp
Lewis H. Latimer & Joseph V. Nichols
TYPE WRITING MACHINE
Lee S. Burridge & Newman R. Marshman
BICYCLE FRAME
Isaac R. Johnson
LANTERN
Michael C. Harney
HAND STAMP
William B. Purvis
LETTER (Mail) BOX
Philip B. Downing
KEY (Chain) FASTENER
Fredrick J. Loudin
PENCIL SHARPENER
John Lee Love
HORSESHOE
Oscar E. Brown
RIDING (Horse) SADDLE
William D. Davis
THERMOSTATIC CONTROLLED HAIR
CURLERS, COMBS & IRONS
Solomon Harper
REFRIGERATOR
John Stanard
RANGES (Gas Stove)
Thomas A. Carrington
CLOTHES DRIER (Dryer)
George T. Sampson
EGG BEATER
Willis Johnson
MOP
Thomas W. Stewart
DUST PAN
Lloyd P. Ray
GOLF TEE
George F. Grant
HEATING FURNACE
Alice H. Parker
STAINLESS STEEL SCOURING PADS
Alfred Benjamin
Gamma Electric Cell
Henry T. Sampson
FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Thomas J. Martin
IRONING BOARD
Sarah Boone
PHONOGRAPH
Joseph Hunter Dickinson
TELEPHONE TRANSMITTER
Granville T. Woods
FOLDING CHAIR
Charles Randolph Beckley
FOLDING BED
Leonard C. Bailey
GUITAR
Robert F. Flemmings, Jr.
HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBER
Ralph W. Sanderson
LAWN MOWER
John Albert Burr
AUTOMATIC (Transmission) GEAR SHIFT
Richard B. Spikes
TRAFFIC SIGNAL
Garrett A. Morgan
EYE PROTECTOR (Safety Goggles)
Powell Johnson
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT
Frederick M. Jones
PROGRAMMABLE TV RECEIVER (Remote)
CONTROLLERS
Joseph N. Jackson
FOUNTAIN PEN
William B. Purvis
DISPOSABLE SYRINGE
Phil Brooks
URINALYSIS MACHINE
Dewey S.C. Sanderson
ELEVATOR
Alexander Miles
CARBON DIOXIDE LASER FUELS
Lester A. Lee &
Edward E. Baroody
OIL CUP (Lubricator Cup)
Elijah McCoy
Source of the phrase: ("The Real McCoy")
PHI-ANO (THE ROYEL)
Royel "FutureMan" Wooten
CURTAIN ROD
Samuel R. Scottron
TWO-CYCLE GAS ENGINE
Frederick M. Jones
BRAID SINGEING CLAMP
Vera A. Jarrett (Hott Scizzors)
DOOR (Knob) HOLDING DEVICE
Osbourn Dorsey
CHAMBER COMMODE (Toilet)
Thomas Elkins
APPARATUS FOR ABLATING AND REMOVING
CATARACT LENSES
Dr. Patricia E. Bath
BREATHING DEVICE (Gas Mask)
Garrett A. Morgan
STREET SWEEPER
Charles B. Brooks
CHILD’S (Baby) CARRIAGE
William H. Richardson
WEIGHT LIFTING BAR APPARATUS (For NFL)
Jesse Hoagland
WRENCH
John Arthur Johnson
UTILITY CARRIER (Wheel-It)
Joseph Edmonds
BRUSH (Hair)
Lyda D. Newman
COMB
Walter H. Sammons
DOUBLE TANK PINCH TRIGGER PUMP
WATER GUN (Super Soaker)
Lonnie G. Johnson & Bruce M. D’Andrade
ENVELOP SEAL
Frank W. Leslie
COIN CHANGER MECHANISM
James A. Bauer
MORTICIAN’S TABLE
Leander M. Coles
HOME SECURITY SYSTEM utilizing
TV Surveillance
Marie Van Brittan Brown &
Albert L. Brown
AIR SHIP ("The Blimp")
John F. Pickering
PROPELLING MEANS FOR AEROPLANES
James Sloan Adams
HELICOPTER
Paul E. Williams
FLYING LANDING PLATFORM
Peachy Booker
LASTING (Shoe Making) MACHINE
Jan Earnst Matzeliger
SEED PLANTER
Henry Blair
COTTON PLANTER
Henry Blair
AUTOMATIC FISHING (Reel) DEVICE
George Cook
CAR COUPLING (Automatic Train Hitch)
Andrew Jackson Beard
INSECT DESTROYER
Albert C. Richardson
TO BE CONTINUED BY THE
PRESENT GENERATIONS.....
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