Pedal bin

A pedal bin of 1972.

A pedal bin is a container with a lid operated by a foot pedal. Lillian Moller Gilbreth invented this in the 1920s, for the disposal of kitchen waste, being a busy mother of twelve.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Mary Ellen Snodgrass (2004), Encyclopedia of Kitchen History, Taylor & Francis, p. 423, ISBN 978-1-57958-380-4
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