It’s Black History Month, but here at themeantwist.blogspot.com we don’t give a FUCK about that! What the fuck is one month out of 12 anyway? So, we have decided that Black History deserves its own day, every week! Every Wicked Wednesday, we will offer you a bit of black history that you may , or may not, have already known. Of course tho, we’ll lighten it up and even throw a bone to our non-black (aka white) audience every now and then.
For our first edition of Wicked Wednesday, we’d like to highlight a few (of the many, countless) inventions by black folks that have literally, changed the world and that we still benefit from today.
If you will, I’d like you first to follow me to the kitchen (which happens to be one of my favorite rooms!) Please..make yourself comfortable, as I know you will, and look around.
As it has it…. Alot of the key elements of the kitchen, were in fact invented by a black person.
The stove , (also referred to some sources as a range) was invented by T.A. Carrington and patented on July 25, 1876. In an effort to further educate our readers on this inventor, I engaged in what turned out to be a fruitless internet-search that lasted several hours. I was unable to learn much more about this man , as apparently, there were very few records on him, other than his invention. This does not take away from the importance nor the relevance of his contribution to our history , and more importantly- our kitchen. For that.. THANK YOU T.A. CARRINGTON.
If you step away from the stove for a moment, you will also notice that tall standing box with a door against that wall.
Most people call this a fridge (short for Refrigerator, of course).. which has provided us with the invaluable capability to keep our foods fresh and our beers (or beverage of choice) cold. Although, contrary to popular belief, John Standard did not invent the first refrigerator, he did however patent vast improvements to its predecessors by using a manually-filled ice chamber for chilling the contents of the appliance in 1891 (June 14th to be exact). In 1889, Mr. Standard also patented an improved design of the oil stove.
Also, notable, is the invention of the Clothing Dryer.. which even a stupid asshole, can comprehend how helpful that has been. Although the original inventor of the clothing dryer has not been definitively identified, a brotha by the name of G.T. Sampson was the first American to get a patent on a clothes dryer (June 7, 1892). George (yes.. I was able to find what the ‘G’ stood for) patented a vast improvement to prior models of hand-cranked tumble driers, for an improved rack that held clothing nearer to the heat source. And as we all know, to be the first American to do (almost) anything, is well-worth a notation.
And with that, I hope you will walk away a bit enlightened (even if its only a little tiny bit) as these are names that should ring familiarity and be recognized amongst our community , whether it is February or July.
Oh yes.. and on (or FOR, so-to-speak) the lighter side.. white people invent stuff too!.. See this guy???
Yea.. he invented the Snuggie. He wasn’t cool enough to give it that name tho.. he called it a Slanket. Whatever. White people love those damn things..
..Guess they never heard of a bathrobe before.(I know, I know... the picture wasn’t necessary, but I thought it was funny and I like to laugh at white people. You know it's fun for you too)
Anyway.. thats it for this Wicked Wednesday. Come back next week for more insightful Black (& a lil' white) History..
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