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By
Mary
Bellis
African American, Sarah Boone, patented
an improvement to the ironing board (U.S. Patent #473,653) on April 26,
1892. Sarah Boone's ironing board was designed to be effective in ironing
the sleeves and bodies of ladies' garments. As you can see from the patent
drawing below, Sarah Boone's board was very narrow and curved, the size
and fit of a sleeve, and it was reversible, making it easy to iron both
sides of a sleeve. Below you can view the original patent drawing of Sarah
Boone's ironing board and on the next page you can view and read the full
patent that includes Sarah Boone's description and claims.
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