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Josephine Cochran was an American inventor who invented and manufactured the first successful hand-powered dishwasher.

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business · American inventor (1839–1913) · inventor · businessperson · also Josephine Cochrane, Josephine Garis Cochran, Josephine Garis, Josephine Cochran, Cochrane

Born 8 March 1839 · Died 3 August 1913 · Q21901

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Awarded National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006).
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2006· 3 entries

Jun 15, 2006Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded National Inventors Hall of Fame (2006).

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Was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame

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2006Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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For patent 355,139 issued on December 28, 1886, for her invention of the dishwasher

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1926· 1 entry

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Her company was sold to KitchenAid, now part of Whirlpool Corporation

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1913· 2 entries

Aug 3, 1913Documented record86% confidence

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Died 1913-08-03.

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Aug 3, 1913Documented record66% confidence

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Aged 74, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville, Illinois

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1898· 1 entry

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Opened her own factory with George Butters as manager so she could extend her sales north and south, reaching from Mexico to Alaska

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1893· 2 entries

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Where nine Garis-Cochran washers were installed in the restaurants and pavilions of the fair and was met with interest from restaurants and hotels, where hot water access was not an issue

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1893Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Was pivotal in Cochrane's business, as other companies relying heavily on investors were wiped out the same year in the Panic of 1893

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1886· 1 entry

Dec 28, 1886Documented record70% confidence

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Founded Garis-Cochrane Manufacturing Company to manufacture her machines

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1885· 1 entry

Dec 31, 1885Documented record66% confidence

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Began developing a prototype of her product

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1883· 1 entry

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Cochrane was left with only $1,535

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1870· 1 entry

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The family moved into a mansion, and Cochrane joined Chicago society

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1850· 1 entry

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Joel Houghton designed a hand-cranked dish soaker, In the 1860s, L

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1839· 1 entry

Mar 8, 1839Documented record86% confidence

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Born 1839-03-08.

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