Today in Wheeling History: September 26—August Neuhausen of Wheeling received a U.S. patent for his innovative candy whistle design (1871).
August Neuhausen, a confectioner in Wheeling, West Virginia, revolutionized candy manufacturing on September 26, 1871, when he received U.S. Patent No. 119,392 for his "Improvement in the Manufacture of Candy Whistles." Born in Germany around 1845, Neuhausen immigrated to America and established himself as part of the wholesale confectionery firm Schulz & Neuhausen in Wheeling. His patent introduced a revolutionary three-part flask system that allowed candy whistles to be cast in one complete piece, eliminating the previous labor-intensive process of casting whistles in two separate parts that had to be joined together. This innovation saved considerable time and labor costs in candy production. The patent covered not only the manufacturing process but also the molds and the finished candy whistles themselves. Following the patent's approval, Schulz & Neuhausen began extensive manufacturing of these whistles, receiving orders from most states in the Union, including a massive order from New York City alone. Neuhausen married Lina Welty, daughter of Sebastian Welty, in an elaborate German community wedding at St. Alphonsus Church in May 1874. By 1882, he had relocated to Steubenville, Ohio, where newspaper accounts show he was visiting Wheeling on business. By 1890, he was involved in a business dispute with the Wheeling Ice and Storage Company. He eventually moved to California, where he died on January 3, 1906, in Los Angeles at age 60-61 and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.
To learn more: Google Patents (https://tinyurl.com/mpb4suyb), Patent Document – U.S. Patent No. 119,392 (https://tinyurl.com/7bbyxm6u), Hagley Museum – Patent Model (https://tinyurl.com/mnkdtchj), Find a Grave (https://tinyurl.com/r822pak3), Wheeling Daily Register (https://tinyurl.com/32d4rna9) (https://tinyurl.com/bd9s5mmp) (https://tinyurl.com/2ej2z76y) (https://tinyurl.com/4uhenvpc)
Photo credits: U.S. Patent Office, Hagley Museum and Library, Wheeling Register, Find a Grave
August Neuhausen, a confectioner in Wheeling, West Virginia, revolutionized candy manufacturing on September 26, 1871, when he received U.S. Patent No. 119,392 for his "Improvement in the Manufacture of Candy Whistles." Born in Germany around 1845, Neuhausen immigrated to America and established himself as part of the wholesale confectionery firm Schulz & Neuhausen in Wheeling. His patent introduced a revolutionary three-part flask system that allowed candy whistles to be cast in one complete piece, eliminating the previous labor-intensive process of casting whistles in two separate parts that had to be joined together. This innovation saved considerable time and labor costs in candy production. The patent covered not only the manufacturing process but also the molds and the finished candy whistles themselves. Following the patent's approval, Schulz & Neuhausen began extensive manufacturing of these whistles, receiving orders from most states in the Union, including a massive order from New York City alone. Neuhausen married Lina Welty, daughter of Sebastian Welty, in an elaborate German community wedding at St. Alphonsus Church in May 1874. By 1882, he had relocated to Steubenville, Ohio, where newspaper accounts show he was visiting Wheeling on business. By 1890, he was involved in a business dispute with the Wheeling Ice and Storage Company. He eventually moved to California, where he died on January 3, 1906, in Los Angeles at age 60-61 and was buried at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.
To learn more: Google Patents (https://tinyurl.com/mpb4suyb), Patent Document – U.S. Patent No. 119,392 (https://tinyurl.com/7bbyxm6u), Hagley Museum – Patent Model (https://tinyurl.com/mnkdtchj), Find a Grave (https://tinyurl.com/r822pak3), Wheeling Daily Register (https://tinyurl.com/32d4rna9) (https://tinyurl.com/bd9s5mmp) (https://tinyurl.com/2ej2z76y) (https://tinyurl.com/4uhenvpc)
Photo credits: U.S. Patent Office, Hagley Museum and Library, Wheeling Register, Find a Grave
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