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    When Edward Berner could not serve his customer flavoured soda water on the Sabbath, he served him up a bowl of ice-cream topped with chocolate ice-cream soda flavouring - the first ice-cream sundae!

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Consumer Products > Fashion and Wearables


On 21st April, 1857, The bustle was first patented by Alexander Douglas... Read more »

On 2nd June, 1857, The first chain-stitch sewing machine was patented... Read more »

On 19th December, 1871, Improved suspenders are patented by Samuel L. Clemens... Read more »

On 20th May, 1873, Levi Strauss & Co patented the use of metal rivets on pocket openings... Read more »

On 13th March, 1877, An improvement in Ear-Mufflers was patented by Chester Greenwood... Read more »

On 13th December, 1928, The clip-on tie was invented... Read more »

On 15th May, 1940, Nylon stockings first sold in the United States... Read more »


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