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A fire hydrant, fireplug, [1] ... This is an early wooden bodied hydrant, the earliest hydrant patent extant; the patent office itself burned to the ground in 1836, ...
Graff invented the modern fire hydrant in 1801. [8] His design had a hose-faucet outlet on a cylinder with a valve at the top. It is believed he held the patent for invention of the fire hydrant but this cannot be confirmed since the U.S. Patent Office burned down in 1836 and many records were destroyed. [9]
1869 Birdsill Holly fire-hydrant. Birdsill Holly Jr. (November 8, 1820 – April 27, 1894) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor of water hydraulics devices. He is known for inventing mechanical devices that improved city water systems and patented an improved fire hydrant that is similar to those used currently for firefighting.
The fire broke out at 3 a.m. on December 15, 1836. The Patent Office then was located in Blodget's Hotel, as was the fire department and the post office. Patent Office employees stored firewood in the basement of the hotel, near where postal employees disposed of the hot ashes from their fires.
In 1863, Birdsill Holly invented the modern version of the fire hydrant. While Holly was only one of many involved in the development of the fire hydrant, innovations he introduced are largely responsible for the fire hydrant taken for granted today. In 1869, Holly was issued U.S. patent #94749, for an "improved fire hydrant". [40] 1802 Banjo clock
First patent for woven, rubber-lined fire hose 1838 U.S. Patent number 909 for fire hydrant issued to John M. Jorden of Baltimore, MD. 1841 Sir Joseph Whitworth helps standardize threads in the U.K. c. 1860 Fire hydrant steamer port developed 1864 William Sellers helps standardize threads in the U.S., through the Franklin Institute.