William Joseph Beldue was the American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 inventor of the eyelash curler

Eyelash curler

An eyelash curler is a hand-operated mechanical device for curling eyelashes for cosmetic purposes. Usually only the upper eyelashes are curled. Before using, the device can be shortly heated with hair dryer, but not to the extent to burn the delicate skin above the eyes...

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Invention

While working at the Kurlash Company, located at 77 South Avenue in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

, Beldue co-invented the eyelash curler

Eyelash curler

An eyelash curler is a hand-operated mechanical device for curling eyelashes for cosmetic purposes. Usually only the upper eyelashes are curled. Before using, the device can be shortly heated with hair dryer, but not to the extent to burn the delicate skin above the eyes...

. He and the company co-held several patents with his colleague, William R. Tuttle. The following is a partial list of patents issued (at least in part) to William Beldue:

• Great Britain No. 581,055, Improvements in eyelash curlers, August 11, 1944
• U.S. No. 2,391,047, Eyelash curler, December 18, 1945
• U.S. No. 2,460,317, Eyelash curler, February 1, 1949
• Canada No. 456189, EYELASH CURLER, April 26, 1949
• U.S. No. 2,474,873, Eyelash curler, July 5, 1949
• Great Britain No. 689,019, Improvements in eyelash curlers, December 18, 1951
• U.S. No. 2,602,458, Eyelash curler, July 18, 1952
• Canada No. 493071, EYELASH CURLERS, May 26, 1953
• Canada No. 493219, EYELASH CURLER, May 26, 1953

Death

William Beldue died in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery

Riverside Cemetery (Rochester, New York)

Riverside Cemetery in Rochester, New York was founded in 1892 to serve the growing population in the northern part of the city. Situated on 123 acres of land between Lake Avenue and the Genesee River, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 250,000 people...

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Harold W. Beldue (son)
Donald Beldue (son)
Kathern Beldue (daughter)

External links

• Find-A-Grave William Joseph Beldue
• The Kurlash Company