Elijah McCoy invented the automatic oil cup so you can pour oil onto moving parts of a automotive. Elijah Mccoy also invented the Automatic Engine Lubricator,Lawn Sprinkler, and Folding Iron Board.
Elijah McCoy invented an engine lubricating cup.
..And 56 other inventions used today patented under his name. No one will list any others at the expense of giving him the honor due to him.
Oil cup 1853
No he re-desighned it to fold up.
No he invented the automatic oil cup and lubricator.
It is not recorded when McCoy invented the lawn sprinkler. He also invented the folding ironing board and the self lubrication system.
(lubricator for steam engines
11 brothers and sisters
Oil cup 1853
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The cps with ridges in it
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1833
1840
1833
no
He invented it in the 1850's
No he re-desighned it to fold up.
in the year 1840