Albert E. Richardson (inventor)

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Albert Edward Richardson was an iron turner and fitter from Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, who designed the first practical Teasmade.

He designed the first practical Teasmade based on an alarm clock, a spirit lamp and a tipping kettle. He sold the design to gunsmith Frank Clarke of Birmingham for an undisclosed sum, who patented it in 1902, calling it "An Apparatus Whereby a Cup of Tea or Coffee is Automatically Made". [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Albert E Richardson". Teasmade.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. "Albert E Richardson and Franke Clarke". Teasmade.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  3. "Albert Edward Richardson (1904) – Teasmade UK" . Retrieved 3 December 2023.