Stewart, Thomas W.
unknown · Contribution: 1893
Household & Domestic Inventions
Improved mop with a clamping head and lever-operated wringer, plus a detachable/replaceable mop head
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Quick facts
- Active since
- 1893
- Category
- Household & Domestic Inventions
Impact on the world
Stewart made floor-cleaning far less of a chore, letting users wring a mop with a lever rather than by hand and swap out worn mop heads.
Sources
- USPTO / Google Patents (US 499,402), primary source. [Note: Stewart is genuinely obscure, with only non-authoritative secondary coverage, retained honestly as a single strong primary-source entry.]
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