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Article from late 1800 about Charles Forster, the modern toothpick king
THE HISTORY OF THE TOOTHPICK
HistoryAccording to the website Eating Utensils the Man who introduced us to the modern version of a toothpick was American inventor Charles Forster who in 1869 while working on a family farm in Brazil took notice of toothpicks that were created by local workmen. He quickly devised a plan for machine manufacture, secured patent rights, …