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  Wednesday  May 5  2004    11: 30 AM

hanger technology

origin of the the wire coat hanger


in response to co-workers’ complaints of too few coat hooks, and in a burst of inventive inspiration, albert j parkhouse bent a piece of wire into two ovals with the ends twisted together to form a hook.
then he grabbed some wire and twisted it around so that it fit inside the shoulders of his coat. he bent another wire to curl in the center, allowed him to hang the coat practically anywhere he wanted.
he continued to refine the idea over the next few weeks and soon, all the other employees started using copies provided by albert.



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