https://rocwiki.org/John_Harry_StedmanRecent Changes of the page "John Harry Stedman" on Rochester Wiki.en-us https://rocwiki.org/John_Harry_Stedmanhttps://rocwiki.org/John_Harry_Stedman?action=diff&version1=1&version2=2&ts=12183855612008-08-10T16:26:01ZBradMandellmore links and bold add bjlong <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for John Harry Stedman<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- </span>John Harry Stedman (b. 1843, d. 1922) invented such wondrous marvels as the ["Fuzzy Pipe Cleaner" fuzzy pipe cleaner] and the [<span>"Streetcar </span>Tr<span>ansfer" streetcar transfer</span>]<span>&nbsp;tic</span>ke<span>t. These</span>, <span>of course, made him a wealthy man, so i</span>n 1913, he re-introduced the custom of placing a lit candle in windows for ["Christmas Traditions" Christmas]. </td> <td> <span>+ '''</span>John Harry Stedman<span>'''</span> (b. 1843, d. 1922) invented such wondrous marvels as the ["Fuzzy Pipe Cleaner" fuzzy pipe cleaner] and the <span>streetcar transfer ticket in 1892</span>[<span>[Footnote(http://www.kennymouse.com/Mouse-House/</span>Tr<span>ivia-3/131.html)</span>]<span>]. He sold the pipe cleaner rights to ["BJLong Company"] which still ma</span>ke<span>s them today</span>, <span>and that made him a wealthy man. I</span>n 1913, he re-introduced the custom of placing a lit candle in windows for ["Christmas Traditions" Christmas]. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 3: </td> <td> Line 3: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> Interred at ["Mt. Hope Cemetery"], the best source for more information is [<span>"</span>Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery<span>"</span>], which published a [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=3045 brief biography] in the Volume 3, Number 1 (Spring 1983) issue of ''Epitaph'', their newsletter. </td> <td> <span>+</span> Interred at ["Mt. Hope Cemetery"], the best source for more information is [<span>http://www.fomh.org/ </span>Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery], which published a [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=3045 brief biography] in the Volume 3, Number 1 (Spring 1983) issue of ''Epitaph'', their newsletter.<span><br> + <br> + '''Notes and References'''<br> + * [http://www.bjlong.com/aboutus.htm BJLong Tobacco Co. Website] - company of Stedman still in business<br> + * [http://www.vintageviews.org/gravesite/photo_gallery/pages/MHf_stedman.html Photo of his gravesite] on VintageViews.com<br> + * [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&amp;res=9A0DE2D81F3FE233A25750C2A9649D946796D6CF&amp;oref=slogin Stedmans Letter to the Editor, NY Times - Dec 20th, 1916] - regarding the Christmas Candles</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> https://rocwiki.org/John_Harry_Stedmanhttps://rocwiki.org/John_Harry_Stedman?action=diff&version1=0&version2=1&ts=11884282472007-08-29T22:57:27ZDaveMahonCreated page <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for John Harry Stedman<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ John Harry Stedman (b. 1843, d. 1922) invented such wondrous marvels as the ["Fuzzy Pipe Cleaner" fuzzy pipe cleaner] and the ["Streetcar Transfer" streetcar transfer] ticket. These, of course, made him a wealthy man, so in 1913, he re-introduced the custom of placing a lit candle in windows for ["Christmas Traditions" Christmas].<br> + <br> + Interred at ["Mt. Hope Cemetery"], the best source for more information is ["Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery"], which published a [http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=3045 brief biography] in the Volume 3, Number 1 (Spring 1983) issue of ''Epitaph'', their newsletter.</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>