1900s
On 21st Feb 1903 George William Richardson, engineer’s fitter, and Henry James Sams, commercial traveller, submitted their application GB190304109DA for a tea maker. George’s address at that time was 74 Palmerstone Road, Woodstone, Peterborough. The patent, entitled the 'Time Water Heater and Alarm', was published in
1900s
This tea making machine was invented by Albert Edward Richardson. Unlike Rowbottom’s earlier invention, Albert’s teasmade relied upon a tipping kettle. The machine and all rights to it were purchased from Richardson by the Birmingham gunsmith Frank Clarke, for an undisclosed sum. Frank Clarke filed the patent on
1900s
On 14th February 1905 George James Gray, of 151 Capstone Road, Bournemouth, applied for a patent for an “Automatic Electric Early Morning Waiter”. The specification described the application as “Improvements in Means for Heating Water to be used in conjunction with a Time Alarm. This would appear to be the
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