Comments on: The Invention of the Fire Escape https://dev.americacomesalive.com/the-invention-of-the-fire-escape/ Quick Takes and Popular Postings about America's Past Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:28:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kate Kelly https://dev.americacomesalive.com/the-invention-of-the-fire-escape/#comment-446949 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:40:01 +0000 https://americacomesalive.com/?p=19056#comment-446949 In reply to Geri.

Geri, I agree….who knew that this ended up involving a good number of women. Unfortunately, “Anna Connelly” is such a common name that I have been unable to uncover additional information about her though.
And yes, I expect fire escapes are not necessarily well-tended. Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Geri https://dev.americacomesalive.com/the-invention-of-the-fire-escape/#comment-446909 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:12:16 +0000 https://americacomesalive.com/?p=19056#comment-446909 I had no idea that so many women had patents for fire escapes in the 1800s! I recently read that many – perhaps most – of the fire escapes still left in the older buildings in NYC are sadly in disrepair.
Thanks as usual for an interesting story.

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