Brown, Henry
1832-unknown · Contribution: 1886
Household & Domestic Inventions
Patented a lockable receptacle for storing and preserving papers (U.S. Patent 352,036, 1886), an early forerunner of the strongbox; often described as a fire-resistant safe, though the patent itself claims a compartmented, lockable paper-storage container
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- Born
- 1832-unknown
- Active since
- 1886
- Category
- Household & Domestic Inventions
Impact on the world
Brown addressed the everyday problem of storing and protecting important papers, offering a lockable, organized alternative to loose boxes and bank storage that others could read.
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