What is the best day ever for Alfred Cralle?

Answer 1

Born on September 4, 1866 in Lunenberg County, Virginia, was Alfred Cralle. When he came of age, he worked with his father in the carpentry business and attended the local school. He continued to work with his father in the carpentry business and became interested in mechanics. Alfred soon saw if he wanted to get into mechanics he would have to learn a lot more, so took advanced courses at Wayland Seminary in Washington, D.C. Alfred relocated himself to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, where he worked as a porter in Markell Brothers' drug store and the St. Charles Hotel. While working at the drug store, he couldn't help but see, everyone enjoyed eating ice cream,But for the people serving the ice cream, it wasn't near as exciting, they found it difficult to scoop because the ice cream seemed to always stick to the spoons. The person scooping the ice cream would have to use two hands and at least two instruments to serve the ice cream. So Alfred Cralle invented a mechanical device that kept the ice cream from sticking. His ice cream mold or disher, could be used with one hand. It was strong, inexpensive, and it could be shaped like a cone or a half sphere. Alfred Cralle's ice cream mold was designed so well that the basic design is still in use today.He received a patent on February 2, 1897.