On March 17, 1896, Charles B. Brooks received a patent for his invention of the street sweeper. Mr. Brooks’s street sweeper invention had revolving brushes attached to the front fender. The brushes could be removed and replaced with scrapers to clean up snow.
The Black History Fact Of The Day: The Street Sweeper
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