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The windshield wiper was patented in 1903.*

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* Mary Anderson invented the first windshield wiper system. She was granted a patent in 1903 for a scraper-type device, operated from inside the vehicle. She was granted another patent in 1905 for a rubber-bladed, swinging device. It was controlled by a lever, operated from inside the vehicle. By 1916, windshield wipers were standard for American cars.

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