List of Shaker inventions

This article contains a list of inventions by the Shakers, officially known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance. Founded in the 18th century, the Shakers, a celibate sect who lived a communal lifestyle, were known for their many innovative creations in varied fields including agriculture, furniture, housework, and medicine.

Architecture

Adjustable ventilating door transoms^[1]
Round barn
Sash-balance counterweight^[1]
Shaker stairs

Food and agriculture

Furniture

Medicine and healthcare

Corbett's electrostatic machine
Syrup of Sarsaparilla^[3]

Tools and appliances

Circular saw^[1]
Peg-boards (often called "clothes-pins"^[1]^[4])
Deacon Daniel Baird's machinery for making pails, wash boards, and shingles^[5]
Cut nails^[6]
Flat broom^[1]^[7]
Lumber-drying kiln^[1]
No-kill mousetrap^[7]
Metal pen^[1]
Revolving oven^[2]
Small paper packets for seeds^[7]
Shaker broom vise
Shaker spinning wheel^[8]
Water-powered cooling fan^[1]
Wheel-driven washing machine^[1]^[9]
Wood-burning stove^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Magazines, Hearst (1976-07-01). Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Silk Circa 1840: Larbi Paper". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
^ Reif, Rita (1993). "Creature Comforts Came First". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
^ "The Shakers . About the Shakers | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
^ Daniel Baird (1801-1867) lived at the North Union Shaker village, near Warrensville, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Giles B. Avery, Journal or Diary of A Tour made by the Ministry of New Lebanon to the Shaker Societies in the Western States, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, V:B-163, MS 3944, August 20, 1862.
^ Gleanings from Old Shaker Journals, Compiled by Clara Endicott Sears. Houghton Mifflin. 1916-01-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scott Stafford, "Among Shakers, Inventions Common," Berkshire Eagle, June 3, 2010, https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/among-shakers-inventions-common,136108, accessed July 21, 2019.
^ "Great wheels: Knittyspin First Fall 2012". www.knitty.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
^ "Laundry/Machine Shop – Hancock Shaker Village". Hancock Shaker Village. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Magazines, Hearst (1976-07-01). Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines.

[:1-2] "Silk Circa 1840: Larbi Paper". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

[ARTIFACTS-3] Reif, Rita (1993). "Creature Comforts Came First". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

[4] "The Shakers . About the Shakers | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

[5] Daniel Baird (1801-1867) lived at the North Union Shaker village, near Warrensville, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Giles B. Avery, Journal or Diary of A Tour made by the Ministry of New Lebanon to the Shaker Societies in the Western States, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, V:B-163, MS 3944, August 20, 1862.

[6] Gleanings from Old Shaker Journals, Compiled by Clara Endicott Sears. Houghton Mifflin. 1916-01-01.

[berkshireeagle.com-7] Scott Stafford, "Among Shakers, Inventions Common," Berkshire Eagle, June 3, 2010, https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/among-shakers-inventions-common,136108, accessed July 21, 2019.

[8] "Great wheels: Knittyspin First Fall 2012". www.knitty.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

[9] "Laundry/Machine Shop – Hancock Shaker Village". Hancock Shaker Village. Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

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