William Beldue

William Joseph Beldue (1889 – September 28, 1955) was the American inventor of the eyelash curler.^[1]

Invention

While working at the Kurlash Company, located at 77 South Avenue in Rochester, New York, Beldue co-invented the eyelash curler. He and the company co-held several patents with his colleague, William R. Tuttle. The following is a partial list of patents issued (at least in part) to William Beldue:

• Great Britain No. 581,055, Improvements in eyelash curlers, August 11, 1944^[2]
• U.S. No. 2,391,047, Eyelash curler, December 18, 1945^[3]
• U.S. No. 2,460,317, Eyelash curler, February 1, 1949^[4]
• Canada No. 456189, EYELASH CURLER, April 26, 1949^[5]
• U.S. No. 2,474,873, Eyelash curler, July 5, 1949^[6]
• Great Britain No. 689,019, Improvements in eyelash curlers, December 18, 1951^[7]
• U.S. No. 2,602,458, Eyelash curler, July 18, 1952^[8]
• Canada No. 493071, EYELASH CURLERS, May 26, 1953^[9]
• Canada No. 493219, EYELASH CURLER, May 26, 1953^[10]

Personal life

Beldue had a son, William Jr,^[11] born November 17, 1929.^[11]

Death

William Beldue died in Rochester, New York and is buried in Riverside Cemetery. Harold W. Beldue (son) Donald Beldue (son) Kathern Beldue (daughter)

References

External links

• Find-A-Grave William Joseph Beldue
• The Kurlash Company