Do you wash a stroller and car seat pad before baby use it?

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Jayden was

We just assemble our baby travel system and i wanna ask you guys experience if you wash it or not. If yes, which way is best : washing machine or by hands? Or you just use the wipe/washcloth to clean it?

Thanks!

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Well, you should first read the Care Instructions. I was totally pro wash everything for my baby with Seventh Generation hypoallergenic detergent for babies until I read the DO NOT MACHINE WASH tag on my stroller travel system. I say go by the Care Instruction. If machine wash is not recommended then I say make a water and vinegar mix and wipe the fabric down. Vinegar is a very, very effective yet harmless cleaner.

How much would you pay for a used Gravo travel system?

just hones

It is used, of course, but still in very good condition.

A friend is looking for a Gravo travel system to use for her daughter once she is born. I am looking to sell mine but am unsure how much to ask for it. We paid around $220 for it at Babies R Us.

It is this model; http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/b/0/0/5d/5/AAAACx-zCSMAAAAAAF1fIw.jpg%3Fv%3D1248013023000&imgrefurl=http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/graco-travel-system-stroller--elyse&usg=__MuLniSHHwdLuhPURGN1yScgLOX0=&h=220&w=220&sz=15&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=F0DwgdP82UbseM:&tbnh=136&tbnw=136&ei=68HvTZCMA-Ti0QHflb3bAw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgraco%2Belyse%2Btravel%2Bsystem%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D780%26bih%3D422%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=298&vpy=93&dur=1000&hovh=176&hovw=176&tx=54&ty=114&page=1&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&biw=780&bih=422

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I'd pay $50. Anything more than that and I can buy new. Maybe not the same model but new nonetheless.

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Travel System (carrycot, pushchair and carseat) or Pushchair?

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Martin M

Hi,

My girlfriend and I are expecting our first child and have no idea what to buy when it comes to pushchairs and prams etc.

We have heard many different things, ranging from the pro's of buying an entire travel system to the cons that the baby will not use the carrycot much as it will grow out of it quickly.

We own a fiesta and we're not sure if we'll even use a pram much?? We are looking for something which is sturdy but lightweight, easy to fit into the boot and something which we'll get plenty of use with if we spend lots of money investing in it! We are also aware of the advise that a baby shouldn't spend long amounts of time in carseats etc and ideally should lie flat.

Can somebody please give some advice on what you would recommend if you have a baby and travel mostly by car?

Thanks

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those bucket seats are absolute punk. i HATED it. the (dubious) merit of not disturbing the baby when sleeping wasn't worth the hassle and harassment of lugging that sucker up and down stairs and babies don't sleep too well when the thing bangs off doorframes trying to get in and out of apartment buildings and shopping malls. as it was, she was in it for 4mo before she outgrew it both height and weight (21", 20lbs - at 4.5mo, she was 22" and 20.5lbs, legal to face forward in ontario although we kept her rear-facing for a few more months).

and i was never comfortable with the way it just "clicked" into position. i can't help but feel "easy in, easy out" and wonder how safe that actually would be in an accident. i feel more secure if i've had to actually belt her in myself and i've tested the seat and it's solid.

another problem with those systems is they encourage you to keep the baby in it for hours and hours and that's been shown to result in positional asphyxia: the baby's head is kept dropped forward on their chest and they suffocate. it also contributes to plagiocephaly (baby flat-head) and torticolis (the muscles on one side of the neck are tighter than the muscles on the other) because the baby can't move her head about and is forced to keep it in one position. my daughter also puked each and every time she was put in it because of the half-curved body position - pressure from clothing, belly fat, and the straps forced her stomach contents out.

i also feel this is just one more device designed to separate parents from baby. i don't know why industry feels we need mechanics to hold, rock, and soothe our children when our arms are free and superior.

honestly, get a good seat that's rated from birth to 100lbs (or whatever the upper limit is in your jurisdiction). it'll save you money, they're more sturdily constructed, and it only takes thirty seconds to put baby in and out.

for carrying her about, get a cuddlywrap - she'll be kept warm, snug, and close to you or mom. if your wife is breastfeeding, she'll be able to stand in the checkout line and chat with the lady in front of her and nobody will even know she's breastfeeding. i carried saari in one of these until she hit 28lbs at 10mo and my back never once hurt - my hips would feel a bit tight and achey but that was resolved with a long, hot, luxurious bubblebath (that's my story and i'm sticking to it).

what are some good baby travel systems? What did you go with?

EvelynR

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I can tell you which one NOT to go with...Eddie Bauer. My son is 9 months old and we're returning it to the manufacturer because it's already broken. One of the fasteners has come off causing the frame to spread and because of that it will not open. Some other things that I hate about it: I found that the front wheels have a mind of their own, the canopy (even though there are umpteen snaps holding it on) cannot come off to be washed and the most pain in the @ss thing of all is how you attach the carrier to the stroller. There is a spring loaded bar (picture a toilet paper holder but longer and skinnier) that stores under the stroller handle which must be removed and placed on the stroller in order for it to accommodate the carrier. Then once you are done using it, the bar must be removed and placed back under the handle or the stroller will not fold. So you have to do this EVERY time you want to use the darned thing. To boot, I've almost lost the bar several times because it's popped off the holder and isn't very secure. I'm actually going shopping this weekend looking for a better stroller. I think I'm going to go with PegPerego...it's more money but I'm starting to realize it may be worth it as we use our stroller a lot...going for walks and down at the ball diamonds all the time!

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Do you think a light pink baby travel system will get too dirty?sk?

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I have seen a travel system that I want if I have a girl. It's a graco and it's light pink. Would it get dirty fast because it is light pink? Or should I buy another color?

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Do you plan on having any more kids after this one? if so I dont recommend buying pink because if you were to have a boy after, I doubt you would want to use it. I'm having a little girl and went with gender neutral so I can use it again with my next child. How dirty it would get depends. My trunk can get kind of dirty sometimes with everything going in and out (especailly dirt on the stroller wheels) so you might find it would get dirty in there. Its up to you.

How long did your baby stay in a 22 pound limit car seat?

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Hi everyone,

I am having a baby boy in 10 weeks, and I just got his travel system. The car seat limit is 22 pounds and 29 inches. I want him to stay in the car seat for as long as possible. How long did your baby stay in a 22 pound car seat?

Thanks : )

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My daughter was over a year, but I thought she was looking scrunched so I switched to a convertible at that time. She's very small though.

If I had a choice now, I'd go with something like the Graco-65 that goes backwards from 5-40lbs. It's what we plan on with our next baby.

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Orbit Infant Travel Stroller System: Questions?

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amanda w

Will there be any changes in the current model this year? Have there been any changes? I'm due in july, 2008 and I'm curious if I should hold off buying this stroller in case an updated system goes on the market. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful replies!!
Thanks so much for the very interesting link! If you have any suggestions on brand name carriers you like for newborns I would really appreciate it! Thanks, again!

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Hold off, period, because once you have your baby you might find you want nothing to do with an overpriced system designed so you never touch your baby.

That sort of high-end crap looked nice to me, too, at one time.

Thankfully I got a convertible car seat that stays in the car, and some nice slings and soft carriers.

Babies are meant to be touched, not toted in plastic carriers...

Of interest: http://www.mothering.com/articles/growing_child/child_health/car-seats.html

The 'Maya Wrap' ring sling and 'Ergo' carrier are both excellent.
http://www.ergobabycarrier.com/
http://www.mayawrap.com/

can you suggest some music for a house/techno lover?

Stella

my favourites of the moment are does it offend you yeah, boys noize and deadmau5 so if you know any catchy music in that genre i'd be awful pleased! :D thanks.

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if you like deadmau5 and boys noize, you'll love laidback luke.
house is the shit+ haha.

here's some legit tracks:
Tiesto - I Will be here (Tiesto's new single from his new album)
Café Del Mar (Three N One remix) - Energy 52
For An Angel (Angel in Heaven) (PVD's E-Werk remix) - Paul Van Dyk
Children (Dream version) - Robert Miles
1998 (Paul Van Dyk remix) - Binary Finary
Beachball - Nalin & Kane
Offshore - Chicane with Power Circle
Superstring (Rank 1 remix) - Cygnus X
Silence (DJ Tiesto in Search of Sunrise remix) - Delerium feat. Sarah McLachlan
Saltwater (Tomski vs Disco Citizens remix) - Chicane feat. Maire Brennan of Clannad
Barber's Adagio for Strings (Tiesto remix) - William Orbit
Meet Her At the Love Parade - Da Hool
Seven Days and One Week - B.B.E.
Out of the Blue - System F
El Nino - Agnelli & Nelson
Gouryella - Gouryella
Everytime (Nalin & Kane remix) - Lustral
Ayla (Part I, Part II) - Ayla
Everyday (Lange remix) - Agnelli & Nelson
Xpander - Sasha
10 in 01 (PVD's Only remix) - Members of Mayday
Gamemaster - Lost Tribe
The Silence - Mike Koglin
Cream (Paul Van Dyk remix) - Blank & Jones
Das Glockenspiel - Schiller
Heaven Scent - Bedrock
Airwave (Breathing (Rank 1 vs Dutch Force remix) - Rank 1
Seven Cities (Solar Stone's Atlantis remix) - Solar Stone
Suburban Train - DJ Tiesto
Teleport - Man with No Name
Instant Moments - R.O.O.S
Sonic Empire - Members of Mayday
Blue Fear - Armin
Finished Symphony (Hybrid's Echoplex remix) - Hybrid
Komodo (Save a Soul) - Mauro Picotto
Tell Me Why - Paul Van Dyk feat. Saint Etienne
Last Train to Lhasa - Banco De Gaia
Obsession - Fuzzy Logic
It's a Fine Day - Opus III
Open Your Mind â Usura
Kay D. Smith & Marc Tall - Praiseworthy Tunes
Red Herring - Union Jack
Voyage - Yahel & Eyal Barkan
Supernova - Transa
Dreaming (DJ Tiesto remix) - B.T. feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw
Halcyon and On and On - Orbital
Reincarnation - Country & Western
Sweet Dreams for Kaa - Cosmic Baby
Fly Away (Thrillseekers remix) - Vincent De Moor pres. Emerald
Hale Bopp - Der Dritte Raum
Dimension (Voices of Reason remix) - Salt Tank
Neuro '99 - X Cabs
Aira Force (Lemon 8 remix) - Arrakis
Air - Albion
Exploration of Space - Cosmic Gate
Atlantis - DJ Taucher
Wave Speech - Peter Lazonby
Floor-Essence - Man with No Name
Transformation - Transform
Let There Be House - Cherry Moon Trax
The Milky Way - Aurora Borealis
Divine Moments of Truth - Shpongle
Together (Phase I) - Talla 2XLC vs Taucher
Bellisima - DJ Quicksilver
Happiness Happening (Lange remix) - Lost Witness
Join Me - Lightforce
Wide Eyed Angel (Inversion remix) - Origin
Escape (original, 2000) - Kay Cee
Eternity (Armin Van Buuren/DJ Tiesto's Rising Star remix) - Armin Van Buuren pres. Alibi
Godspeed - B.T.
Prologue (The Carl Cox/Paul Van Dyk remix) - Tenth Chapter
The Chain - Breeder
Born Slippy Nuxx (2003) (Paul Oakenfold remix) - Underworld
Summersault - Taste Experience
Resurrection - P.P.K.
Reincarnations - Steve Morley
Ubik (The Dance) (original instrumental) - Timo Maas
And She Does - Quivver
Inner Laugh - Roland Klinkenberg
Perception - Cass & Slide
Tomorrow (Lange remix) - DuMonde
Perfect Day - Visions of Shiva
Hydrophonix - Cybernaut
The Baguio Track - Luzon
Bulgarian (Signum remix) - Travel
We Came - Vimana
Space Manouvres - Stage One
Follow Me '97 - Space Frog
These Days - Petter
Nothing (93 Returning remix) - James Holden
Mantra - CJ Bolland
Parasight - Balil
Seaside Atmosphere - Stef, Pako, & Frederick
Time to Burn - Storm
Floating - Terra Ferma
Heaven's Earth (Matt Darey remix) - Delerium
Sparkles (Transa remix) - DJ Tiesto
Lethal Industry - DJ Tiesto
Purple (Sasha vs The Light remix) - Gus Gus
The Gift - Way Out West feat. Joanna Law
Sunchyme (remapped by Coloured Oxygen) - Dario G
And Then the Rain Falls - Blue Amazon
What Ya Got 4 Me? - Signum
Amorph - Spicelab
I Trance You (Pappa & Gilbey remix) - Gypsy
Karma - Tarantella
Waves (E-Mission remix) - Redanka
My Name Is Barbarella - Barbarella
Shamanix - Hallucinogen
Stringer (Who Do You Love Now?) - Riva with Dannii Minogue
The Wave (DJ Taucher remix) - Sosa
A Night Out - Moogwai
Communication - Armin
Touch Me (Rising Star remix) - Armin Van Buuren pres. Rising Star
Bleckentrommel - Tiesto, Storm, & Montana
Transcend - Cascade
Deadline - Dutch Force
Did You Hear Me? (Phase II remix) - Red Light District
Close Cover - Minimalistix
Time - The Dream Traveler
Kabalah - Astral Projection feat. DJ Jorg
North Pole - Solid Globe
Requiem for a Dream - Leama
Afterglow - Cosmosis
Animals - Yves Deruyter
Angelfalls (Elemental Force remix) - Ayla
Silence - DJ Tomcraft
You Won't See Me Cry (Deepsky's Desert Farewell remix) - Markus Schulz
Beautiful Things (Gabriel & Dresden Unplugged remix) - Andain
Wide Open Space (Perfecto mix) - Mansun
Your Spirit is Shining (Frank-E & Mars remix) - Pulsedriver
I Believe - Lange feat. The Morrighan
Why Does My Heart Feel So B

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UK ....Good travel system ?

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mommy

http://www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Xcursion-Travel-System-Denim/dp/B002GIDB0A/sr=1-3/qid=1255291773/ref=sr_1_3/280-1591817-0218752?_encoding=UTF8&m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&n=42764041&mcb=core instad of this BEAST>>>>>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mothercare-Urban-Detour-Xtreme-3-Sahara-Stroller_W0QQitemZ260488042718QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Baby_BabyTravel_Pushchairs_GL?hash=item3ca64c18de&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 I usually have to wait for the next flamin bus as it dosnt fit or wont fit into boots if someone wants to pick me up but is this a good buggy in your opinion x

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We bought a Pram/Car seat/buggy travel system from mother care it is also very chunky so we bought Britax vigour buggy - it is much lighter and easier to get into the boot of the car as the travel system was a bitch to fit in! We looked at the one you like but we didn't wan to spend that much as we had bought alot already and the one we got was on sale but it is a nice light weight one that is compact to go out with.

Question about double pushchair?

Q. I'm due to have another baby soon and will need a double pushchair, does anyone know if i can get one that allows my older child to sit in the back and clip a car seat onto the front chair? Or sit my older child in the front and a car seat on the back? A bit like a travel system with an extra seat?

I hope that makes sense???

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have a lok online on, mothercare, babys r us or some other baby store and look at the travel systems they will explain what can go where etc!

Good Luck

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When to buy a car seat for a new born?

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Princess3

This is our 1st baby..when do people buy car seat?
When to take it to the fire department for approval? gv me any info on this, it will b v helpful.
I am in my 6th month.

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I say before 35 weeks. I did end up buying mine less than a week before I had my baby, but that was because a family member of mine said she was going to buy it for me and she did end up buying it but at that time. I wish I would of looked into travel systems more than I did. Look into Walmart.com they have very good prices and very cute ones. I really wanted the Safety First Lexi travel system it was sold out for like ever so I couldn't get it. So yeah... good luck.


this is the Lexi Travel system I really wanted.


http://www.walmart.com/Safety-1st-Eurostar-Lexi/ip/10710258

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@someone nice - why do you hate your own race?

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Q. Why are you ashamed to be White, despite all the achievements and inventions, and how we've improved life so much. There's a lot to be proud of, just like how Black people should be proud of their historical struggles with slavery, etc. and Mexicans, I don't know what.

White people have invented 95% of the things you use today for granted.

Your car? WHITE PERSON INVENTED IT.
Freedom of Speech & the other laws that allow you to be free? WHITE PEOPLE CREATED THEM.
Your areoplane? WHITE PEOPLE INVENTED IT.
Your computer? WHITE PEOPLE INVENTED IT.
Your internet? WHITE PEOPLE INVENTED IT.
Space travel? WHITE PEOPLE INVENTED IT.
Electricity? WHITE PEOPLE INVENTED IT.

Not to mention... the 2nd most successful continent (Europe is first) on the planet, the successor of Europe - the Americas.

Modern day civilization? WHITE PEOPLE MADE IT.

Lightbulb? WHITE PEOPLE MADE IT - except for the "extra" thing by a black man. But it's strange how everything is invented/created/thought of by White people?

If White people erode away, then the essence of freedom and everything we created fades away. Call me "racist" now, but I hate no race, although it may seem like it, but I don't wish death, violence, harm on anyone for their race. I just take racial and cultural pride - feeling superior is a natural human instinct that has been DISTORTED by the media into the minds of every White person.

So, as I said, call me racist now, but when White people became a minority in America (or when they are no longer in government, or any control whatsoever - or when they become super minorities - below 10% of the population in America) America will crumble.

Look, a black guy got in office and fucked up America's credit rating, couldn't even think of a decent idea to prevent the downgrade. Yeah, you could blame it on Bush, but I'm sure he'd of thought of a plan to stop it, he was always full of wisdom whether you like it or not.
@Requism of Spirit - LOL at you.

Radiation Detector wasn't made by a black man?
It was Johannes Wilhelm Geiger, a German physicist, who in 1908, while working with Ernest Rutherford, invented the device that detects ionizing radiation. We know it today as the Geiger counter.

That's enough to discredit your whole site. Let me try and refute more!!!
@Requism of Spirit - I got another one.

Disposable syringe wasn't made by a black perosn.
It was invented in 1853 by Alexander Wood in Scotland.

A folding bed? Seriously, if you're going to call that an invention... If a White man invented the IRON which is supposed to FLATTEN CLOTHES and MAKE IT STRAIGHT then I'm SURE it would of aroused that "I need to have something flat underneath it too!!!!!"

You're stupid.

@Apple Pie - U-bomb

Lol, you stupid person. People send stuff to be made in China because of the people who work there for very little money to put it together instead of paying loads of money to people in the West. It was invented, the style, the idea, the design and all was made by the people before they "send it" to China to be "made".
@Requism of Spirit.

The motor wasn't made by a black man - it was made by a WHITE PERSON.

The modern DC motor was invented by accident in 1873, when Zénobe Gramme connected the dynamo he had invented to a second similar unit.


@CutiePi, grow up. Those inventions had to come from somewhere, and it wasn't from some man in Africa. It was in EUROPE AND AMERICA BABY.

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The only thing that you think Black people can be proud of is surviving slavery?

Black Inventions
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Biscuit Cutter A.P. Ashbourne Super Soaker Lonnie Johnson
Folding Bed L.C. Bailey Bicycle Frame Issac R. Johnson
Coin Changer James A. Bauer Space Shuttle Retrieval Arm Wm. Harwell
Rotary Engine Andrew J. Beard Printing Press W.A. Lavallette
Car Couple Andrew J. Beard Envelope Seal F.W. Leslie
Letter Box G.E. Becket Laser Fuels Lester Lee
Stainless Steel Pads Alfred Benjamin Pressure Cooker Maurice W. Lee
Torpedo Discharger H. Bradberry Window Cleaner A.L. Lewis
Disposable Syringe Phil Brooks Pencil Sharpener John L. Love
Home Security System Marie Brown Fire Extinguisher Tom J. Marshal
Corn Planter Henry Blair Lock W.A. Martin
Cotton Planter Henry Blair Shoe Lasting Machine Jan Matzeliger
Ironing Board Sarah Boone Lubricators Elijah McCoy
Horse Bridle Bit L.F.Brown Rocket Catapult Hugh MacDonald
Horse shoe Oscar E. Brown Elevator Alexander Miles
Pacemaker Otis Boykin Gas Mask Garrett Morgan
Guide Missile Otis Boykin Traffic Signal Garrett Morgan
Lawn Mower John A. Burr Hair Brush Lyda Newman
Typewriter Burridge & Marshman Heating Furnace Alice H. Paker
Train Alarm R.A. Butler Airship J.F.Pickering
Radiation Detector Geo. Carruthers Folding Chair Purdgy/Sadgwar
Peanut Butter George W. Carver Hand Stamp W.B. Purvis
Paints & Satins George W. Carver Fountain Pen W.B. Purvis
Lotion & Soaps George W. Carver Dust Pan L.P.Ray
Automatic Fishing Reel George Cook Insect Destroyer Gun A.C. Richardson
Ice cream Mold A.L. Cralle Baby Buggy W.H. Richardson
Blood Plasma Dr. Charles Drew Sugar Refinement N. Rillieux
Horse Riding Saddle Wm. D. Davis Clothes Dryer G.T. Sampson
Shoe W.A. Detiz Celluar Phone Henry Sampson
Player Piano Joseph Dickinson Pressing Comb Walter Sammons
Arm for Recording Player Joseph Dickinson Curtain Rod S.R. Scottron
Doorstop O. Dorsey Lawn Sprinkler J.W. Smith
Doorknob O. Dorsey Automatic Gearshift R.B. Spikes
Photo Print Wash Clatonia J. Dorticus Urinalysis Machine Dewey Sanderson
Photo Embossing Machine Clatonia J. Dorticus Hydraulic Shock Absorber Ralph Sanderson
Postal Letter Box P.B. Dowing Refrigerator J. Standard
Toilet T. Elkins Mop T.W. Stewart
Furniture Caster David A. Fisher Stairclimbing Wheelchair Rufus J. Weaver
Guitar Robert Flemming ,Jr Helicopter Paul E. Williams
Golf Tee George F. Grant Fire Escape Ladder J.B. Winters
Motor J. Gregory Telephone Transmitter Granville T. Woods
Lantern Micheal Harney Electric Cutoff Switch Granville T. Woods
Thermo Hair Curlers Soloman Harper Relay Instrument Granville T. Woods
Gas Burner B.F. Jackson Telephone System Granville T. Woods
Kitchen Table H.A. Jackson Galvanic Battery Granville T. Woods
Video Commander Joseph N. Jackson Electric Raillway System Granville T. Woods
Remote Controllers Joseph N. Jackson Roller Coaster Granville T. Woods
Sani-Phone Jerry Johnson Auto Air Brake Granville T. Woods

http://www.littleafrica.com/resources/inventors.htm

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