Ammons, Virgie
1908-2000 · Contribution: 1974
Household & Domestic Inventions
Fireplace throat damper
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1908-2000
- Active since
- 1974
- Category
- Household & Domestic Inventions
Impact on the world
Ammons's damper tool addressed a common source of household heat loss, making fireplaces more efficient and easier to control.
Sources
- USPTO / Google Patents (US 3,908,633), primary source. [Note: no independent institutional or scholarly biography of Ammons was locatable
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