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The Blackstone Manufacturing Company Historic District encompasses the "New City" or "High Rocks" area of Blackstone, Massachusetts, an industrial village associated with the Blackstone Manufacturing Company, which began operations in 1809. It includes an area roughly surrounding Butler, Canal, Church, County, Ives, Main, Mendon, Old Mendon ...
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In early 1897 the engine was described as Blackstone's oil engine, Carter's patent, [8] [9] but by September this had changed to "Blackstone's Patent Oil Engine". This was produced in large numbers and became a key product for the company - at the time of Frank Carter's death in 1934 there were over 100,000 of these engines in all parts of the ...
Harry Bouton Blackstone (born Henry Boughton; September 27, 1885 – November 16, 1965) was a famed stage magician and illusionist of the 20th century. Blackstone was born Harry Bouton [1] in Chicago, Illinois. [2] He began his career as a magician in his teens and was popular through World War II as a USO entertainer. [3]
The can opener consisting of the now familiar sharp rotating cutting wheel that runs round the can's rim to cut open the lid was invented in 1870, but was considered very difficult to operate for the ordinary consumer. A more successful design came out in 1925 when a second, serrated wheel was added to hold the cutting wheel on the rim of the can.
H. Hagerman Mansion; Hale House (Los Angeles, California) Dr. James W. Hale House; Samuel I. Hallett House; Hammer/Palmer Mansion; Harden House; Hasbrouck House (Poughkeepsie, New York)
The Academy of Athens, Greece. Autumn – The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, Illinois, designed by William Le Baron Jenney.With ten floors and a fireproof weight-bearing metal frame, it is regarded as the first skyscraper.
1885 establishments in the British Empire (9 C, 10 P) A. 1885 in Australia (5 C, 5 P) B. 1885 in Bechuanaland Protectorate (1 C, 3 P) 1885 in British India (1 C)