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  2. Cretors - Wikipedia

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    C. Cretors & Company is an American manufacturing company, specializing in popcorn machines and other concessions equipment. It was established in 1885 with the invention of the first large-scale commercial popcorn machine to pop corn in oil. C. Cretors & Co. is in Wood Dale, Illinois and is still owned by the Cretors family.

  3. Popcorn maker - Wikipedia

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    Cretors applied for a patent on his automated peanut roaster and popcorn popper machine on August 10, 1891, and U.S. Patent 506,207 was granted on October 10, 1893. [ 3 ] Cretors took his new popcorn wagon and peanut roaster to the midway of Chicago's Columbian Exposition in 1893 [ 1 ] and introduced the new corn product to the public in a ...

  4. Popcorn - Wikipedia

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    Cretors's invention was the first patented steam-driven machine that popped corn in oil. Previously, vendors popped corn by holding a wire basket over an open flame. At best, the result was hot, dry, and unevenly cooked. Cretors's machine popped corn in a mixture of one-third clarified butter, two-thirds lard, and salt. This mixture can ...

  5. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    The first commercial popcorn machine was invented by Chicago resident Charles Cretors in 1885. His business that he founded, C. Cretors & Company, still to this day manufactures popcorn machines and other specialty equipment.

  6. Made in America (TV program) - Wikipedia

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    Corvette, Burroughs Adding Machine: 2004 Season 1 2 10 Sikorsky Helicopters, Lowell Boats, Radio Flyers: 2004 Season 1 3 11 U.S. Mint, Goodyear Tire: 2004 Season 1 3 12 Carousel Magic, Ivory Soap, KitchenAid: 2004 Season 1 3 13 Fleer Trading Cards, Cannondale Lab, Wiffle Ball: 2004 Season 1 3 14 Purity Diaries, Vermont Teddy Bear Company: 2004 ...

  7. Caramel corn - Wikipedia

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    Cretors, the Chicago company who invented the first commercial popcorn machine; Kettle corn, the sweetened popcorn with a lighter, thinner ...

  8. Lebanon, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Charles Cretors, invented the first popcorn machine in 1885; Greg Demos, bass player for Guided by Voices; Abby Franquemont, writer, revivalist of the art of hand spinning with a spindle; George E. Gard, police chief of Los Angeles in 19th Century; Scooter Gennett, MLB player for the Cincinnati Reds

  9. Re:Creators - Wikipedia

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    Re:Creators (stylized as Re:CREATORS) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Troyca.The series is about a high school student who becomes involved in a battle between several characters from manga, anime, and video games who somehow manifest in the real world.