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Lyda D. Newman

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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Lyda Newman

Occupation
  
inventor


Years active
  
patent granted on November 15, 1898

Known for
  
creating a hairbrush that could be taken apart for cleaning

Lyda d newman and her fabulous hairbrush


Lyda D. Newman was an American inventor. She invented a hairbrush that could be taken apart easily for cleaning. She was granted U.S. Patent 614,335 on November 15, 1898.

A diagram showing the hairbrush invented by Lyda Newman in 1898.

Newman lived and worked in Manhattan in New York City. The hairbrush she invented is described in her patent as "simple and durable in construction" and being "very effective when in use". The bristle holder could be removed from the back and be cleaned. Very little information is known about her personal life.

Lyda D. Newman (c. 1885 – ?) was a patented African-American inventor and involved activist for women's suffrage. She is known for the invention of a durable hairbrush with synthetic bristles. Lyda with a serious face, short hair, and wearing a necklace.
A diagram showing the hairbrush invented by Lyda Newman in 1898.

Patent of hairbrush invented by Lyda Newman in 1898.

A poster featuring Lyda D. Newman with her invention of the hairbrush on November 15, 1898.

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