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Windshield Wipers by Mary Anderson in 1903.. WINDSHIELD WIPERS. The first mechanical windshield wipers had to be operated by hand! Either the driver or a passenger had to work a crank to make the wipers go back and forth. Mary Anderson, from New York City, was awarded a patent in 1903 for a window cleaning device.
Nov 10, 1903 Mary Anderson patents windshield wiper On this day, the patent office awards U.S. Patent No. 743,801 to a Birmingham, Alabama woman named Mary Anderson for her window cleaning device for electric cars and other vehicles to remove snow, ice or sleet from the window.