William Lyman (inventor)

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William Worcester Lyman (1821-1891) about 1870.

William Worcester Lyman (born March 29, 1821 in Meriden (Connecticut) , † November 15, 1891 in Hartford (Connecticut) ) was an American inventor.

At the age of 15 he began at Griswold & Coffee in Meriden his apprenticeship as pewter -Schmied and worked there until 1844. After that he worked in the profession until 1880 at various local establishments. He received numerous patents on household items, such as in 1870 for his can opener with cutting wheel.

Patented designs

Can opener with knurled nut from 1870 by William Lyman. The handle of the can opener can be seen here in the side view from below.

  • Cool jug

  • Fruit jug

  • Drawing for the manufacture of tea and coffee pots

  • Butter dish

family

In 1841 he married Roxanne Griswold Frary, who was a year older than him and also came from Meriden.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ American Silversmiths . Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  2. ↑ Can opener . Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  3. ^ Bryan H. Bunch, Alexander Hellemans: The history of science and technology . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2004, ISBN 0618221239 , p. 398.
  4. ↑ a b Lifting the lid on the tin can opener (PDF; 193 kB) Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 8, 2009. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.researchpod.co.uk
  5. ↑ Can opener . Retrieved August 8, 2009.
  6. ^ William W Lyman Refrigerating pitcher US Patent / 20499 June 8, 1858
  7. ↑ William W Lyman Improved fruit-can US patent 35,529 June 10, 1862
personal data
SURNAME Lyman, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lyman, William Worcester (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American inventor
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Meriden (Connecticut)
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1891
Place of death Hartford, Connecticut