Johnson, Willis
unknown · Contribution: 1884
Household & Domestic Inventions
Mechanical egg beater and ingredient mixer: a double-chambered, hand-cranked machine that could beat batter and eggs separately or simultaneously
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Quick facts
- Active since
- 1884
- Category
- Household & Domestic Inventions
Impact on the world
Johnson mechanized the tedious work of beating and mixing, anticipating the dual-action kitchen mixers that would follow.
Sources
- USPTO / Google Patents (US 292,821)
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