William Joseph Beldue (September 9, 1889 – September 28, 1955) was the American

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of the

eyelash curler An eyelash curler is a hand-operated mechanical device for curling eyelashes for cosmetic purposes. Usually only the upper eyelashes are curled. History There were different patents of this invention between 1923 and 1940. The first known patent ...

Invention

Beldue invented the

while working at the Kurlash Company at 77 South Avenue in

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. He and his colleague, William R. Tuttle, co-held several patents with the company. Patents issued at least in part to Beldue include: *Great Britain No. 581,055, Improvements in eyelash curlers, August 11, 1944 *U.S. No. 2,391,047, Eyelash curler, December 18, 1945 *U.S. No. 2,460,317, Eyelash curler, February 1, 1949 *Canada No. 456189, EYELASH CURLER, April 26, 1949 *U.S. No. 2,474,873, Eyelash curler, July 5, 1949 *Great Britain No. 689,019, Improvements in eyelash curlers, December 18, 1951 *U.S. No. 2,602,458, Eyelash curler, July 18, 1952 *Canada No. 493071, EYELASH CURLERS, May 26, 1953 *Canada No. 493219, EYELASH CURLER, May 26, 1953

Personal life

Beldue had three sons, William Jr., Harold W., and Donald, and a daughter, Kathern. born November 17, 1929.

Death

William Beldue died in

and is buried in Riverside Cemetery.

References

External links

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The Kurlash Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beldue, William People from Rochester, New York 1889 births 1955 deaths 20th-century American inventors