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On August 8, 1896, Ethel Spryde Browett, a resident of Coventry, United Kingdom, was awarded a patent for developing a novel belt that was easily adjustable due to the presence of straps at either end.

On October 25, 1902, Franziska Gangloff, a resident of Rožmitál, Czech Republic, was awarded a patent for developing a novel head for scraping knives, specifically designed to process the wide side surfaces of shingles on shingle machines.