Delia Goodale, Inventor

       This month I'd like to share something interesting I found a few years ago while researching some Goodale ancestors.  Delia Goodale was my husband's distant cousin who started out as a dressmaker in Omaha, Nebraska, moved to Fort Collins, Colorado where she was employed as a housekeeper, and then started coming up with inventions that probably helped her with her daily occupational duties.  Between 1908 and 1923, Delia’s inventions included the following:   her first in 1908 was the invention of a skirt marker, [1] her second in 1911 was the invention of a paper cone-shaped, collapsible drinking cup,[2] and her third, in 1921, was the invention of a hexagon-shaped service tray,[3]. 

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[1] United States Patent Office.  No. No.  995, 343. Online,

<www.google.com/patents/about/995343_DELIA_GOODALE.html?id=yexDAAAAEBAJ

[2] United States Patent Office, No. No. 179, 026.  Online,

www.google.com.tw/patents/about/D57968_DESIGN_FOR_A_SERVICE_TRAY.html?id=znxsAAAAEBAJ 

[3] United States Patent Office, No.  175,106.  Online,

< www.freepatentsonline.com/1457181.html

Research isn't always about the dates and places--sometimes you pick up some interesting glimpses into the lives of those you are researching!  Next time you drink from a cone shaped paper cup, think of the inventor!