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Tue, 02.10.1874

Water Closets for Railroad Cars are Patented by a Black Man

*On this date 1874, a Black Man co-patented improvement for water closets in railroad cars.  

Lewis Latimer and Charles W. Brown received credit for their work.  The patent number is #147363.

Reference:

USPO.gov

Black Inventors and Inventions.com

Subject:
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