Invention of the Automobile Turn Signal



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Timeline

Y/M/D Description Place
1907/00/00 British inventor Percy Douglas-Hamilton patens Electric Turn Signals
1914/00/00 Florence Lawrence creates an 'auto-signaling arm,' installed on the back fender, it could be raised or lowered by electric push buttons, 'stop' showed whenever the foot brake was pressed - not patented
1925/00/00 Edgar Walz Jr patents brake lights with two arrows
1930/00/00 Joseph Bell patents the first electrical device that flashes
1939/00/00 Buick introduces turn signals as a standard feature

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