Top 10 American inventions

One of the inventions included in a top ten list published by American Profile magazine came out of Springfield, Vermont.
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American history is so filled with life-altering inventions -- the incandescent light bulb, the telephone and the Internet -- that it's easy to overlook the small things that make everyday life a little easier. In this list, we take a look at 10 everyday inventions you could live without, but who would want to? Spring clothespin In 1853, David M. Smith of Springfield, Vt., created the common spring clothespin. By lever action, when the two prongs are pinched at the top of the peg, the lower prongs open, and when released, the spring draws the two lower prongs shut, creating the action necessary for gripping.