On this day in 1898, George N. Dow and Herman Stern were granted the patent for Cushion Cleaning Machine. U.S. Patent No. 603,828.
Their invention is in the nature of a machine for cleaning the cushions of car seats and backs and any analogous fabrics or devices.
The object of their invention is to dispense with hand labor in cleaning the cushions of car seats and backs, and especially in the later portion of the operation of cleaning such seats by a process known as the “French” process, and while dispensing with such laborious hand work to perform the necessary operations with greater speed, regularity, and accuracy.
