1920s
1920s, Electric Kettles by the Bedside
By 1922 electric kettles had found their way into our bedrooms. Here's a glimpse into that world.
1920s
1920s
1922 Karslake Magic Kettle
On Monday 23 January 1922, the Adelaide Register, South Australia, reported on a teasmade invented by Herbert James Karslake. This is the earliest record I have found of his invention. The article reads: A device that automatically makes an early morning pot of tea has been invented by Mr H
1920s
1928 Robert Lawson's Appliance for Making Tea
Robert Frederick Lawson, a British Subject in Canada, applied for a patent for ‘Improvements in appliances for making tea or other beverages’ on 24th September 1928, application number GB2736428A. The patent was published on 24th December 1929.
1920s
1928 Ethelred Willson's Improved Automatic Tea Maker
Ethelred Alfred Willson applied for a patent for ‘Improvements in Automatic Means for Heating Water, Making Tea and the Like’ on 1st Oct 1928, and it was published on 1st Jan 1930. 1. 1 Apparatus controlled by clock or other timing mechanism for use in heating liquid wherein the supply