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Invention Stories

Inventing a No-Chip Manicure

Like many successful inventions, the shellac manicure has made my life easier and is a vast improvement from easily chipping nail polish.

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Invention Stories

Buzz... Swat: Mosquito Repellents

It’s the time of year when mosquitos are hatching in preparation to swarm us, bite us, and make us itch.

Razor and shaving cream carried aboard the Apollo 11 mission by astronaut Michael Collins.
Invention Stories

Get that clean, baby-faced look: Razors at the Smithsonian

Whether participating in Movember or No Shave November or just being lazy with the razor, November is all about facial hair. Perhaps coincidentally, November hosts some razor-specific invention anniversaries.

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DO Try This at Home!

Caviar Manicures and Inventive Dreams

Try your hand at an innovative kind of manicure. (Pun intended!)

Madam C. J. Walker
Beyond Words

Podcast: Madam C. J. Walker Had a Good Head for Hair Care, Part 2 (of 2)

A'Lelia Bundles explains her quest to document her famous great-great-grandmother's life and legacy.

Madam C. J. Walker
Beyond Words

Podcast: Madam C. J. Walker Had a Good Head for Hair Care, Part 1 (of 2)

A'Lelia Bundles explains her quest to document her famous great-great-grandmother's life and legacy.

Invention Stories

Papers Illustrate Woman Inventor's Life and Work

Learn more about Marion O'Brien Donovan (1917-1998), who earned 20 patents and was one of the few commercially successful female inventors of her era.

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William Mack Patent, 1882

Inventor Name Mack, William

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Madam C. J. Walker Papers, 1910-1980

Inventor Name Walker, C.J.

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Soap (Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Vertical Ephemera Series), 1838-1953

Inventor Name Various

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Ann Moore Innovative Lives Presentation, 1999

Inventor Name Moore, Ann

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Nathaniel Mathis Collection of Barbering and Beauty Culture, 1946-2004, 2010

Inventor Name Mathis, Nathaniel

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Charlotte Cramer Sachs Papers, 1905-2002 (bulk dates 1940-2002)

Inventor Name Cramer Sachs, Charlotte

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Sarah D. Clifton Family papers, 1859-1951 (bulk 1896-1910)

Inventor Name Clifton, Sarah D. Repository Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society25 Nottingham CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199716-873-9644http://www.bechs.org/

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Larkin Company Records, 1875-1974

Inventor Name Larkin Company Repository Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society25 Nottingham CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199716-873-9644http://www.bechs.org/

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Alois J. Degenfelder

Inventor Name Degenfelder, Alois J. Repository Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society25 Nottingham CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199716-873-9644http://www.bechs.org/

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William Ainsworth Papers, 1884-1933

Inventor Name Ainsworth, William

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Joseph Buchtel Papers, 1851-1864

Inventor Name Buchtel, Joseph Repository Oregon Historical Society1200 SW Park AvePortland, OR 97205-2843503-222-1741http://www.ohs.org/collections/index.cfm

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Stearns (R.B.) & Company Records, 1865-1924

Inventor Name Stearns (R.B.) & Company

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Gloria Swanson Papers (Series III), 1921-1982

Inventor Name Swanson, Gloria

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