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February 2, 1897: Alfred Cralle was granted a U.S. patent for his invention of an ice cream mold and disher.. His functional design is reflected in modern ice cream scoops.
Alfred L. Cralle was a businessman and inventor. Cralle worked with his father in the carpentry trade as a young man and became interested in mechanics. He was sent to Washington, D.C. where he attended Wayland Seminary, one of a number of schools founded by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to help educate African-Americans after the Civil War.
Alfred Cralle settled in Pittsburgh where he served as a porter in Markell Brothers’ drug store and the St. Charles Hotel. While working as a porter, he noticed that ice cream, which had become a very popular, was difficult to dispense. It tended to stick to spoons and ladles, usually requiring use of two hands and at least two implements to serve.
INVENTION:
Cralle invented a mechanical device now known as the ice cream scoop and applied for a patent. His invention, originally called an “Ice Cream Mold and Disher” was designed to be able to keep ice cream and other foods from sticking, and easy to operate with one hand.
He designed it to be strong and durable, effective, inexpensive, so it could be constructed in almost any desired shape, such as a cone or a mound, with no delicate parts that could break or malfunction.
On June 10 1896, Alfred applied for a patent on his invention. He was awarded patent #576395 on February 2, 1897. His patent was an ice cream scoop with a built-in scraper to allow for one-handed operation.
LATER IN LIFE:
Cralle become a general manager for the Afro-American Financial, Accumulating, Merchandise and Business association.
Alfred L. Cralle died from tuberculosis on May 6, 1919, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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