Few inventors are fortunate enough to have their invention become known by their name. Racine’s Albert J. Dremel is one of those inventors. Dremel (1887-1968) emigrated to the U.S. from Austria in the early 1900s and became a trained design engineer. Although he held design posts at the J.I. Case Co. and other manufacturers, Dremel […]
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Gadgets and Geeks: Horlick’s Malted Milk
Welcome to Gadgets and Geeks – a series of stories that highlight inventions from Racine County. Pay close attention, because, in a few weeks the Racine County Eye will be holding a trivia contest with the answers gleaned from these stories. William and James Horlick didn’t know it at the time, but their 19th-century food […]
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Players… are you ready for Gadgets & Geeks
So you’ve lived in Racine County all of your life… or maybe you haven’t. But did you know the director’s chair, automatic candy cane crooker (because who likes to eat a straight stick of candy cane?), and the nursing (baby) bottle were all invented by people from Racine? No? Yes? Well… we have a ton […]