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Thomas L. Jennings (c. 1791 – February 12, 1859) was an African-American inventor, tradesman, entrepreneur, and abolitionist in New York City, New York.He has the distinction of being the first African-American patent-holder in history; he was granted the patent in 1821 for his novel method of dry cleaning. [1]
Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a solvent other than water. Clothes are instead soaked in a water-free liquid solvent (usually non-polar , as opposed to water which is a polar solvent ).
Joun was previously helping his parents in their dry cleaning storefront. [2] After launching in San Francisco, the company expanded to California and raised $3.5 million in seed funding in June 2015. [3] In 2016, Rinse purchased the assets of Washio, shortly after the Los Angeles-based company shut operations. [4]
Molly Maid – an internationally franchised domestic cleaning company. [7] [8] New Britain Dry Cleaning Corporation – a New Britain, Connecticut-based company founded in 1912. [9] ServiceMaster Clean – a franchisor selling commercial and residential cleaning franchisees in the United States, Canada, and 10 other countries.
The Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance (CHLA) was a labor organization [1] formed in 1933 to protect the civil rights of overseas Chinese living in North America [2] [3] and "to help Chinese laundry workers break their isolation in American society."
Reader’s Digest teamed up with the research firm Ipsos Connect to conduct a survey to determine the most trusted brands in America. From cars to credit cards to, yes, cleaners, 3,500 of our ...
For much of the past decade, policymakers and analysts have decried America's incredibly low savings rate, noting that U.S. households save a fraction of the money of the rest of the world.
Dry cleaning refers to any process which uses a chemical solvent other than water. [12] The solvent used is typically tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), which the industry calls "perc". [ 13 ] [ 14 ] It is used to clean delicate fabrics that cannot withstand the rough and tumble of a washing machine and clothes dryer ; it can also obviate ...