Mark Twain's Patented Inventions for Bra Straps and Other Everyday Items
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Much has been made of Mark Twain’s financial problems—the imprudent investments and poor management skills that forced him to shutter his large Hartford estate and move his family to Europe in 1891.
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Mark Twain invented bra clasps.
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USPTO on X: #OTD in 1871 Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, received a patent for an “improvement in adjustable and detachable straps for garments,” an alternative method for tightening clothing.
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Mark Twain invented bra clasps.
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