Marvin Chester Stone is best known as the inventor of the
modern drinking straw. By 1890, his factory in Washington
D.C. was producing more drinking straws than cigarette
holders. A machine was invented in 1906 by Stone’s
“Stone Straw Corporation” to automatically wind the
straws.
03
Jan
INVENTION PATENTED ON THIS DAY IN 1888
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