Dishwasher

The word dishwasher means either the person who washes (cleans) dishes or a machine that does the same thing. A person could wash dishes either by hand or by operating a dishwashing machine.

The most successful of the hand-powered dishwashers was invented in 1886 by Josephine Cochrane together with mechanic George Butters in Cochrane's tool shed in Shelbyville, Illinois^[1] when Cochrane (a wealthy socialite) wanted to protect her china while it was being washed.^[2] Their invention was unveiled at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago under the name of Lavadora but was changed to Lavaplatos as another machine invented in 1858 already held that name. Cochrane's inspiration was her frustration at the damage to her good china that occurred when her servants handled it during cleaning.^[3]

References[change | change source]

↑ U.S. Patent 355,139
↑ Blattman, Elissa (2013), Three Every-day Items Invented by Women, National Women's History Museum
↑ "Josephine Cochrane | Lemelson-MIT Program".

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[1] U.S. Patent 355,139

[2] Blattman, Elissa (2013), Three Every-day Items Invented by Women, National Women's History Museum

[3] "Josephine Cochrane | Lemelson-MIT Program".

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