Fuzzy Pipe Cleaner

Fuzzy pipe cleaners in action. Source: Bob.Fornal

The fuzzy pipe cleaner, perhaps the most ubiquitous of all children's arts and crafts materials, was invented in Rochester by John Harry Stedman who is interred in Mt. Hope Cemetery. And yes, it was originally intended for cleaning pipes.

It was one of the inventions that made Stedman a wealthy and prominent resident of his day.

Notes and References

• Pipe Cleaner Crafts - Fun Activities for Kids on Squidoo.com - lots of stuff here.
  

• Pipe Cleaner Crafts on FamilyFun.com
  

• Pipe Cleaner Creatures and Pipe Cleaner Ornaments on MarthaStewart.com
  

• Pipe Cleaner Bouquet on HowStuffWorks.com
  

• Rainbow Pipecleaner Birdy
  

• Lot of Pipe Cleaner Art Videos on YouTube.com