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Powell Johnson: Protective Eyewear Inventor
Black inventor Powell Johnson is credited with developing the first known functional protective eyewear. Click the link to learn more or listen via podcast. #Blackmail4u #Blackhistory #BlackHistoryFact #PowellJohnson #protectiveeyewear #BlackInventor
Welcome To Black Mail! Where we bring you Black History, Special Delivery. In 1880 Black inventor Powell Johnson patented “eye protectors.” Johnson designed the eyewear for various professions, including furnacemen, ironworkers, firefighters, and other workers exposed to glare and bright lights. The eye protectors had two frames with cloth disks inserted to shield the eyes from bright light.…
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On November 2,1880, Johnson Powell received a patent for an eye-protector for use of furnace men, puddlers, firemen, and others exposed to glare of strong light. Patent Information Publication number: US234039 A Patent Title: Eye-protector Publication type: Grant Publication date: 2 …
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