George W. Cannon was the inventor of the mechanical dumbwaiter. He filed for the patent on February 17, 1887, and reportedly became quite wealthy from his invention.
The dumb waiter was invented by George H. Jennings in 1877. It is a small elevator used to transport food and dishes between the kitchen and dining room in restaurants or homes.
The oldest simile for 'as dumb as' is 'As dumb as a doornail'. Others include: As dumb as a wet noodle. As dumb as an unpowered computer. As dumb as a library with no books.
There is one movie titled "Dumb and Dumber", released in 1994. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and starred Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. They also made a sequel called "Dumb and Dumber To", released in 2014.
A dumb project is one that lacks purpose, value, or meaningful impact. It may be poorly planned, poorly executed, or simply not worth the time and resources being invested into it.
The opposite of dumb is smart or intelligent.
"Dutiful But Dumb" was created on December 27, 1926.
The Dumb Waiter - 1979 is rated/received certificates of: UK:AA
A Dumb Waiter - 1928 was released on: USA: 16 September 1928
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The cast of The Dumb Waiter - 1979 includes: David Casey as Telephone Hilary Gasson as Voices Geraldine James as Sally John White as Man
The term dumb waiter is used because it is the serving of foods without the use of a human being. It is a movable table or small elevator that is used to carry things between floors of a house or building.
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Gir is dumb because his brain was made of space objects.
I do not think Jefferson held any patents. He invented the dumb waiter, maybe. At least he was one of the first to have one.