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Born in 1838, Margaret Knight invented a machine that could efficiently build paper bags with a design that made packing easier.

And right on cue - for those who follow #HistoryRemix - a man tried to steal credit.

Charles Annan glimpsed her prototype & filed a patent. Thankfully, many people had seen Knight's invention + she had the blueprints.

Knight took Annan to court & won! She received her patent in 1871 & went on to receive dozens more. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/meet-female-inventor-behind-mass-market-paper-bags-180968469/ #history #design

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

ahha didn't even need to read the second paragraph, I just nee somehow 🤣
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Here is a video of repairing the paper bag making machine in the collection of the Charles River Museum of Industry in Waltham, Massachusetts:

https://youtu.be/X0BZIZJNyYI

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

This was a homework question for my spouse in library school! I think the prof assigned it with an agenda. He was pretty cool.

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