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By
Mary
Bellis
In 1850, Joel Houghton patented a
wooden machine with a hand-turned wheel that splashed water on dishes,
it was hardly a workable machine, but it was the first patent. In 1886,
Josephine Cochran proclaims in disgust "If nobody else is going to invent
a dishwashing machine, I'll do it myself." And she did, Josephine Cochran
invented the first practical (did the job) dishwasher. Josephine Cochran
had expected the public to welcome the new invention, which she unveiled
at the 1893, World's Fair, but only the hotels and large restaurants were
buying her ideas. It was not until the 1950s, that dishwashers caught on
with the general public. Josephine Cochran's machine was a hand-operated
mechanical dishwasher. She founded a company to manufacture these dish
washers, which eventually became KitchenAid.
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