List of Shaker inventions

Round barn, Hancock Shaker Village.

This article contains a list of inventions by the Shakers, officially known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance. Founded in the 18th century, the Shakers, a celibate sect who lived a communal lifestyle, were known for their many innovative creations in varied fields including agriculture, furniture, housework, and medicine.

Architecture

• Adjustable ventilating door transoms^[1]
• Round barn
• Sash-balance counterweight^[1]
• Shaker stairs

Food and agriculture

• Apple parer and corer^[1]
• Automatic seed planter^[1]
• Condensed milk^[1]
• Fertilizer spreader^[1]
• Pea sheller^[2]
• Rotary harrow^[1]
• Shaker Lemon Pie
• Threshing machine^[2]

Shaker tilting chair

Furniture

• Shaker tilting chair

Medicine and healthcare

• Corbett's electrostatic machine
• Dentures^[3]
• Syrup of Sarsaparilla^[4]

Tools and appliances

• Circular saw^[1]
• Clothespin^[1][5]
• Cut nails^[6]
• Flat broom^[1]
• Lumber-drying kiln^[1]
• Metal pen^[1]
• Revolving oven^[2]
• Shaker broom vise
• Shaker spinning wheel^[7]
• Water-powered cooling fan^[1]
• Wheel-driven washing machine^[1][8]
• Wood-burning stove^[2]

References

1. Magazines, Hearst (1976-07-01). Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines.
2. "Silk Circa 1840: Larbi Paper". www.smith.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
3. Starbuck, David R. (2004-01-01). Neither Plain Nor Simple: New Perspectives on the Canterbury Shakers. UPNE. ISBN 9781584652106.
4. Reif, Rita (1993). "Creature Comforts Came First". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
5. "The Shakers . About the Shakers | PBS". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
6. Gleanings from Old Shaker Journals, Compiled by Clara Endicott Sears. Houghton Mifflin. 1916-01-01.
7. "Great wheels: Knittyspin First Fall 2012". www.knitty.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
8. "Laundry/Machine Shop - Hancock Shaker Village". Hancock Shaker Village. Retrieved 2016-05-06.