Black
History
Month
Inventions
Inventors
100

Samuel R Scrottron invented this in 1904 to allow clients to see all angles of their hair during a haircut.


What is an adjustable mirror?

100

Osbourn Dorse in 1878 made it easier to enter and exit a room.


What is the Doorknob?

100

In 1889 Washington A. Martin improved this invention to keep unwanted people out of homes.


What is an improved lock?

100

In 1895 John Love made it easier to have a strong point on a pencil.


What is a pencil sharpener?

100

Matthew Cherry made traveling on 3 wheels more effective.

What is a tricycle?

200

Charles B Brooks in 1896 made it easier to keep the sidewalks and streets cleaner.


What is a street sweeper?

200

Mark Dean in 1957 made it easier for desktop computers to become a big part of daily life.


What is computer plug ins?

200

John W Reed invented a tool to allow people to roll out dough without using their hands. I still have my grandmothers!


What is a modern rolling pin?

200

Phillip L Downing in 1891 made it more convenient to receive mail at home.


What is a mailbox?

200

Lewis Latimer made it easier to see in the dark.


What is an electric light?

300

While George T. Sampson did not invent the first of these, he made it so that doing laundry was much more efficient.


What is a clothes dryer?

300

An invention in 1884, by Willis JOhnson, this made mixing ingredients easier. I still have my grandmothers!


What is an eggbeater?

300

Frederick Jones made it easier to transport fresh and frozen foods.


What is a refrigerated truck?

300

Madame CJ Walker created products that also made her the first Black Woman Millionaire. 

What is African American hair care and grooming goods?

300

George Washington Carver invented a food that many like but some can have allergic reactions to.


What is Peanut Butter?

400

Dr. Charles Drew in 1904 made it possible for people to receive others blood. Can't deposit money in here though!


What is a blood bank?

400

Alfred Cralle in 1897 invented this to help serve a yummy frozen treat.


What is an ice cream scoop?

400

Lyda Newman in 1898 made it easier to keep hair styled and knot free.


What is an improved hairbrush?

400

In 1893 Thomas W Stewart made it easier for people to clean their floors and not have to be scrubbing on their hands and knees.


What is a modern mop?

400

In 1887 Alexander Miles made it safer to enter and exit an elevator.


What is an automatic elevator door?

500

Benjamin Bannercker made learning about historical events and lunar calculations easier with this invention.


What is an almanac?

500

Sarah Boone in 1892 made it easier to keep clothes wrinkle free.


What is an improved ironing board?

500

John Thomas in 1896 made it easier to make homemade lemonade with this tool.


What is a lemon squeezer?

500

Michael C Harvey in 1884 made an improvement in technology that made it easier to see in the dark.


What is an improved lantern?

500

Thomas Marshall invented this to help put out fires in a building with minimal water damage.


What is a sprinkler system?

600

In 1899 George F Grant made it easier to practice your golf skills without using small pile of sand.


What is a golf tee?

600

Garrett Morgan invented this in 1923 that created less automobile and buggy accidents.


What is a stop light?

600

In 1890 Walter Purvis invented a writing utensil that wrote more evenly and blotted less ink.


What is an improved fountain pen?

600

Nathaniel Alexander created these for extra seating around a folding table.


What is a folding chair?

600

Joesph Winters invented this in 1878 to help firefighters get to the top of a building.


What is a fire truck ladder?

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