BEULAH LOUISE HENRY

'Beulah Louise Henry' (February 11 18871973[1]) was an American inventor from Memphis,Tennessee. She has the nickname Lady Edison. She was awarded many patents including a bobbin-free sewing machine and a vacuum ice cream freezer.
A partial list of Henry's inventions includes:[2]

★ vacuum ice cream freezer (1912)

★ 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)

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References



1. IEEE History Center Biography of Beula Louise Henry
2. Beulah Henry at about.com


External links



IEEE History Center Biography of Beula Louise Henry

MIT Inventor of the Week Archive about Henry

Bio including a picture

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