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Local Inventors Celebrated in New Exhibit -
Charles Blaschke, a blacksmith from Schulenburg patented several inventions including a device to remove heels from boots, pictured left. John Benthall of Schulenburg invented a “cotton-picking shade,” right, a type of tent on wheels intended to relieve workers picking cotton in hot fields.
Inventors in Fayette County filed more than 150 patents between 1869 through 1920. Many of these inventions sprung from the minds of early settlers looking for ways to ease the toil of everyday life.
The Fayette County Museum and Archives in La Grange recently unveiled an exhibit showcasing some of these intriguing contraptions.
Given Fayette County’s agricultural heritage, it comes as no…
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