George E. Becket created the letter box
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George E. Becket, He was granted a patent for his "house-door letter box", a mail slot that was permanately mounted on the front of a house.
He invented the mailbox: He was granted a patent for his"house-door letter box", a mail slot that was permanently mounted on the front of a house.
The credit of inventing the protective public mailbox(letter-box) goes to the Philip B. Downing, who was from Boston, Massachusetts, had been awarded a U.S. patent(No.462,093) for animprovement to the street letter (mail) box on Oct. 27, 1891.http://www.briskinfo.com/inventions/who-invented-street-letter-drop-mailbox.html
The credit of inventing the protective public mailbox(letter-box) goes to the Philip B. Downing, who was from Boston, Massachusetts, had been awarded a U.S. patent(No.462,093) for animprovement to the street letter (mail) box on Oct. 27, 1891.For more info..http://www.briskinfo.com/inventions/who-invented-street-letter-drop-mailbox.html
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Samuel Hopkins was issued US Patent #1 on April 10, 1790. The patent had no official title, but was issued as a letter signed by George Washington. The letter verifies that he "hath discovered an improvement, not known or used before" related to the making of potash, an ingredient used in fertilizer.
Richard C. Laramay of Joliet, Illinois is credited with the invention of a portable ice box/chest. The patent was filed February 24, 1951 at the United States Patent Office.
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Carmella Vitale of Dix Hills, NY. Patent # 4,498,586 Feb 12, 1985.