William Addis (entrepreneur) - Wikipedia
William Addis (1734–1808) was an English entrepreneur believed to have produced the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780. [1] [2] Addis was born in 1734 in England, most likely in Clerkenwell, [note 1] London. [3] In 1770, Addis was imprisoned in Newgate prison for causing a riot in Spitalfields. [4]
Who invented the toothbrush? - HISTORY
2012年8月22日 · Fast-forward to the late 18th century, when an Englishman named William Addis landed in jail for inciting a riot. To while away the time—and freshen up in the process—he carved a bone handle,...
你知道“现代牙刷之父”William Addis吗？ - 知乎专栏
2022年10月23日 · 直到十九世纪中期，受工业革命影响，英国商人William Addis（威廉·艾迪斯）首次将牙刷使用机器批量生产并推向全世界，成为了“现代牙刷之父”。
A Visual History of the Toothbrush | Museum of Every Day Life
An English rag merchant named William Addis is generally credited with the “invention” of the modern Western toothbrush, in the year 1780. In this oft-cited legend, Addis became involved in a dispute that got out of control, and was thrown into Newgate prison, charged with starting a riot.
Who invented the toothbrush and when was it invented?
2019年11月19日 · The first mass-produced toothbrush was made by William Addis of Clerkenwald, England, around 1780. The first American to patent a toothbrush was H. N. Wadsworth, (patent number 18,653,) on Nov. 7, 1857.
William Edward Addis Inventor of Toothbrush - Researchpedia
2014年8月16日 · William Edward Addis is considered as the inventor of toothbrush and it is the only invention which he made throughout his life. He was not at all a scientist or any famous inventor but his invention can be considered very important.
Who Made That Toothbrush? - The New York Times
2013年2月15日 · Legend has it that centuries later, William Addis, generally recognized as the first to patent the toothbrush, served time in Newgate prison in London, where he whittled down a bone and stuck...
William Addis 1780 - Made up in Britain: Toothbrush
2021年1月28日 · Wiiliam Addis developed the modern toothbrush in 1780. Addis was a prisoner in jail in 1770 for inciting riots. He was a clever man, who wanted to keep himself presentable but did not like using the method at the time of rubbing a rag with soot and salt on the teeth.
Toothbrush - Wikipedia
In the UK, William Addis is believed to have produced the first mass-produced toothbrush in 1780. [ 18 ] [ 21 ] In 1770, he had been jailed for causing a riot. While in prison he decided that using a rag with soot and salt on the teeth was ineffective and could be improved.
Wiliam Addis, the Mass-Produced Toothbrush - 2016-04-01 - Forbes
2016年4月1日 · After his sentence ended, he started a business manufacturing toothbrushes, which made him a wealthy man. His son inherited the company when Addis died in 1808. It's still doing business as...