Brooks, Charles
1865-unknown · Contribution: 1893, 1896
Street sweeper truck design; paper punch
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Impact on the world
His mechanical street sweeper design contributed to the development of motorized municipal street cleaning equipment.
Life & background
An inventor who patented a street-sweeping truck design as well as a type of paper punch, contributing to both municipal sanitation technology and office equipment design.
Sources
- BlackPast.org; U.S. Patent 556,711
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