Beulah Louise Henry - Inventions

Inventions

A partial list of Henry's inventions includes:

  • vacuum ice cream freezer (1912) US 1037762
  • umbrella with a variety different colored snap-on cloth covers (1924)
  • the first bobbinless sewing machine (1940)
  • "Protograph" - worked with a manual typewriter to make four copies of a document (1932)
  • "Continuously-attached Envelopes" for mass mailings (1952)
  • "Dolly Dips" soap-filled sponges for children (1929)
  • "Miss Illusion" doll with eyes that could change color and close (1935)

Henry was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2006.

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