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History of the windshield wiper blade

History of the windshield wiper blade — Who invented the windshield wiper blade? It’s amazing that someone even needed to invent a windshield wiper blade or that vehicles didn’t have them before they were invented. But Mary Anderson apparently couldn’t take it anymore after watching a trolley car driver stop to wipe sleet off the windshield. So she got the idea and filed for a U.S. Patent on the wiper blades we know today. She never made a dime off of her invention. According to the History Channel, Mary simply … Read More


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