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A Black Inventor Patents a Portable Fire Escape

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*On this date in 1890, a Black inventor patented his Portable Fire Escape.  Charles Daniel McCree’s invention's patent number is #440,322.

Reference:

USPO.gov

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Mail Stop USPTO Contact Center
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313

Global Black Inventor.com

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