In 1856, Ralph Collier patented the first mixer with rotating parts in Baltimore, Maryland. Following this, E.P. Griffith obtained a whisk patent in England in 1857.
In 1859, J.F. and E.P. Monroe patented a hand-turned rotary egg beater in the US, which was later acquired by the Dover Stamping Company and became known as the iconic “Dover beater.”
In 1885, Rufus Eastman invented America’s first mixer with an electric motor. The Hobart Manufacturing Company, renowned for its commercial mixers, introduced a pivotal model in 1914.
The KitchenAid by Hobart and the Sunbeam Mixmaster (from 1910) were among the earliest electric mixer brands in the US.
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