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On October 7, 1893, Bertha Eveline Archer, a resident of Penair, Truro, Cornwall, was awarded a patent for developing a portable whistle designed to attach to bellows. The whistle could be sounded as a warning, particularly for invalids.

On November 11, 1899, Sophia Sidney Rebecca Lindsey, a resident of Earl’s Crome near Worcester, was granted a patent for an innovative hair wash or tonic. The formulation included borax, ammonia, and spirits of wine.