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Electrical Appliance Timeline
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Electrical Battery
1800
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Volta invented the electrical battery.
Electrical Generator
1831
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The first generator was invented by Michael Farday.
Telephone
1876
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The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
Electric Light Bulb
1878
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The electric light bulb was invented by Joseph Swan.
Electric Fan
1882
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The electric fan was invented by Dr Schuyler Wheeler.
Dishwasher
1889
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The first functional dishwasher was invented by a woman named Josephine Garis Cochran.
Electric Sewing Machine
1889
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The first electric sewing machine was sold in 1889.
Electric Car Heater
1890
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The electric car heater was invented by Thomas Ahearn.
Electric Chair
1890
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The first person to die in the electric chair was William Kemmler who was executed on 6 August 1890 at Auburn prison New York.
Electric Hairdryer
1890
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The electric hairdryer was inventedby Alexandre Godefoy.
Electric Oven
1891
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The first electric oven went on sale in the USA in 1891. They went on sale in Britain in 1893. By 1939 there were about 1 1/2 million electric ovens in Britain and about 9 million gas ones.
Escalator
1892
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The escalator was patented in 1892 by Charles Wheeler.
Electrical Blanket
1912
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The first practical electric blanket was invented.