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Dayton Inventions – Part 2

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It’s that time again! Dayton is known for the airplane and the cash register, but there are so many more inventions that came from our great city:

  • Electric Cash Register – John H. Patterson, 1906.

  • Custer Invalid Chair – Levitt Luzern Custer, battery-powered in 1919, gasoline-powered in 1939.

  • Night Photography – Brigadier General George Goddard, 1926.

  • Freon Refrigerant – Thomas Midgley Jr., 1928.

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Dayton Inventions – Part 1

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It is well-known that Dayton is a center for innovation. Here are a few examples of some inventions that have come from our great city:

  • Cash Register – James and John Ritty, 1870.

  • First Practical Airplane – Wright Brothers, 1903.

  • Automobile Self-starter: Charles F. Kettering, 1911.

  • Leaded Gasoline – Thomas Midgley Jr., 1921.

  • Mae West Life Preserver – Frank G. Manson, 1938.

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