Well, honey, Marvin Stone invented the first patented drinking straw made of paper in 1888. Before that, people were probably just slurping their drinks straight from the glass like heathens. So, you can thank Marvin for saving us from cooties and making our sipping experience a little more civilized.
when did marvin stone make the straw
the first striped straw called the stone straw
An inventor he made the drinking straw in 1888
The drinking straw as we know it today was invented in 1888 by Marvin Stone.
Marvin stone
Marvin Cameras invented a wire recording device in the 1930s.
Marvin Frank Stone III is 5' 8".
Marvin Chester Stone invented the drinking straw because he didn't like the earlier invention of drinking straws by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia where they used dry, hollow, rye-grass as drinking straw's. He believed it made beverages taste like grass.
Marvin Stone has written: 'The Spanish Southwest' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Catalogs
Marvin N. Stone has written: 'Stone Container Corporation' -- subject(s): Addresses, essays, lectures, Stone Container Corporation
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