William Beldue

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name = William Joseph Beldue


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birth_date =1889
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death_date =death date |1955|08|28| (age c.66)
death_place =Rochester, New York, USA
occupation = Inventor
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William Joseph Beldue (1889 – September 28, 1955) was a American inventor of the eyelash curler. [http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=city&FScityid=103825 Find-a-Grave Rochester New York] ]

Invention

While working at the Kurlash Company, located at 77 South Avenue in Rochester, New York, Beldue co-invented the eyelash curler. He and the company co-held several patents with his colleague, William R. Tuttle. Following is a partial list of patents issued (at least in part) to William Beldue:
*Great Britain No. 581,055, Improvements in eyelash curlers, August 11, 1944cite web |url=http://www.wikipatents.com/gb/581055.html |title=Wikipatents - Patent GB581055 |accessdate=2008-01-08]
*U.S. No. 2,391,047, Eyelash curler, December 18, 1945cite web |url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2391047.html |title=patents online - United States Patent 2391047 |accessdate=2008-01-08]
*U.S. No. 2,460,317, Eyelash curler, February 1, 1949cite web |url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2460317.html |title=patents online - United States Patent 2460317 |accessdate=2008-01-08]
*Canada No. 456189, EYELASH CURLER, April 26, 1949cite web |url=http://patents.ic.gc.ca/cipo/cpd/en/patent/456189/summary.html |title=Canadian Patents Database - CA 456189 |accessdate=2008-01-08]
*U.S. No. 2,474,873, Eyelash curler, July 5, 1949cite web |url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2474873.html |title=patents online - United States Patent 2474873 |accessdate=2008-01-08]
*Great Britain No. 689,019, Improvements in eyelash curlers, December 18, 1951cite web |url=http://www.wikipatents.com/gb/689019.html |title=Wikipatents - Patent GB689019 |accessdate=2008-01-08]
*U.S. No. 2,602,458, Eyelash curler, July 18, 1952cite web |url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2602458.html |title=patents online - United States Patent 2602458 |accessdate=2008-01-08]
*Canada No. 493071, EYELASH CURLERS, May 26, 1953cite web |url=http://patents.ic.gc.ca/cipo/cpd/en/patent/493071/summary.html |title=Canadian Patents Database - CA 493071 |accessdate=2008-01-08]
*Canada No. 493219, EYELASH CURLER, May 26, 1953cite web |url=http://patents.ic.gc.ca/cipo/cpd/en/patent/493219/summary.html |title=Canadian Patents Database - CA 493219 |accessdate=2008-01-08]

Personal life

Beldue had a son, William Jr,cite web
url=http://www.westsidenews.net/OldSite/westside/news/2005/1002/features/lifeafterret.html
title=Westside News - Carving a niche in retirement
accessdate=2008-01-08] born November 17, 1929cite web
url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
title=Social Security Death Index Search
accessdate=2008-01-08]

Death

William Beldue died in Rochester, New York and is buried in Riverside Cemetery.

References

External links

* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7402 Find-A-Grave William Joseph Beldue]
* [http://www.ladies-compacts.com/maker.php?dsp=1&act=inq&id=737 The Kurlash Company]

Persondata
NAME = Beldue, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Beldue, William Joseph
SHORT DESCRIPTION = American inventor of the eyelash curler
DATE OF BIRTH = 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH =
DATE OF DEATH = September 28, 1955
PLACE OF DEATH = Rochester, New York, USA