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The skyscraper: The skyscraper was made possible because of a combination of previous inventions that became before it. William Jenney an accomplished engineer invented the skyscraper in 1884, after noticing a bird cage . The skyscraper allows more people and businesses to occupy popular, but limited, areas. A skyscraper boom unfolded in Chicago and New York following the construction of the home insurance building in 1884, it changed the building design, how they look, accelerated the economy, and led to 9/11 and the ”War On Terror”

Expanding industry in 1800s demand higher quality work clothes. Levis strauss and jacob davis invented the blue jeans in response in 1873 featuring a unique riveted design to reinforce weak points, they are durable , comfortable pants. they spread among railroad workers and during the dude ranch craze. they remain very popular today and were a part of historical but iconic uniform, of the past, like the cowboy and the grease

The can opener; After Alpert invented canning, the tin can rose in importance as a method for delivering food to soldiers. William Lyman applied his metal working skills to invent the Rotary can opener in 1870. It makes opening cans easy for even children but especially for cooks in the home kitchen. the can opener became more important because it made canned goods more important.

Clothe hanger- Clothing were stored by folding and placing them in chests or drawers until the 1800s O.A. North invented the clothes hanger in 1869. They allow you to hang clothes neatly and densley in small areas, like closets. The hangers were popular in small new york apartments. and the modern wire hanger was invented in 1903 They led to the rise of walk-in closets and the practical obsolescence of chests and armoires.

The covered wagon was the ancestor of the chuck wagon and helped settle the mid west. Charles Goodnight invented the chuck wagon when he moved to into cattle driving The chuck wagon is a portable kitchen that stored food and let the cook prepare meals for the trail cowboys . The lure of beef profits increased number of cattle drives, which drove demand for the chuck wagon . Cattle driving was a definitive period of the wild west and left a lasting impact on history.

Scientific American magazines was founded in 1845 and published news stories and the latest patents. Inventor J.J. Richardson patented the ratcheting socket wrench through the magazine in 1863. It uses a ratchet to allow motion in only one direction which speeds up the rate at which nuts and bolts can be tightened. J.J. Richardson advertised his wrench in the magazine, which generated sales by targeting interested audiences.

The twist drill: John Wilson invented the boring machine in 1774, but his drill was a cutting bar. Steven A. Worse invented the drill bit in 1861. it cuts a clean hole and lifts debris up and out as it turns, Morse manufactured his bit and sold it to various industries and in several countries. Its what we think when we imagine a drill, and they are used in large and small construction projects alike. Repeating rifle: The rifle had evolved from the barques and musket result in increased accuracy. but was slow loading. Benjamin Tyler Henry invented the lever action repeating rifle in 1860 after spending years working as a gunsmith. it could rapidly fire 17 powerful rounds at close range, it rose to fame during civil war as a rare but novel item that soldiers though would help save their life, then as the iconic western rifle following the war.