List of Shaker inventions

Shakers
Topics

Early chronology of Shakers Era of Manifestations Shaker communities Shaker families Shaker furniture "Simple Gifts" Shaker inventions Works based on "Simple Gifts"
Notable people
Mildred Barker Issachar Bates D. M. Bennett Job Bishop Joseph Brackett Hannah Cohoon Mother Ann Lee Richard McNemar James Whittaker Lucy Wright Isaac N. Youngs

This article contains a list of inventions by the Shakers, officially known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance. Founded in the 18th century, the Shakers, a celibate sect who lived a communal lifestyle, were known for their many innovative creations in varied fields including agriculture, furniture, housework, and medicine.

Architecture

Adjustable ventilating door transoms^[1]
Round barn
Sash-balance counterweight^[1]
Shaker stairs

Food and agriculture

Apple parer and corer^[1]
Automatic seed planter^[1]
Condensed milk^[1]
Fertilizer spreader^[1]
Pea sheller^[2]
Rotary harrow^[1]
Shaker Lemon Pie
Threshing machine^[2]

Shaker tilting chair

Furniture

Medicine and healthcare

Tools and appliances

Circular saw^[1]
Clothespin^[1]^[5]
Cut nails^[6]
Flat broom^[1]
Lumber-drying kiln^[1]
Metal pen^[1]
Revolving oven^[2]
Shaker broom vise
Shaker spinning wheel^[7]
Water-powered cooling fan^[1]
Wheel-driven washing machine^[1]^[8]
Wood-burning stove^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Magazines, Hearst (1976-07-01). Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines.
1 2 3 4 "Silk Circa 1840: Larbi Paper". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
↑ Starbuck, David R. (2004-01-01). Neither Plain Nor Simple: New Perspectives on the Canterbury Shakers. UPNE. ISBN 9781584652106.
↑ Reif, Rita (1993). "Creature Comforts Came First". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
↑ "The Shakers . About the Shakers | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
↑ Gleanings from Old Shaker Journals, Compiled by Clara Endicott Sears. Houghton Mifflin. 1916-01-01.
↑ "Great wheels: Knittyspin First Fall 2012". www.knitty.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
↑ "Laundry/Machine Shop - Hancock Shaker Village". Hancock Shaker Village. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

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