When Were Pallet Jacks Invented?
On November 7, 1939, George G. Raymond Received Patents Number 2,176,647 and 2,176,648. the Patents Were Titled: "Lift Truck" and "Pallet." Who Created the...
On November 7, 1939, George G. Raymond received patents number 2,176,647 and 2,176,648. The patents were titled: "lift truck" and "pallet."
Who created the pallet jack?
According to Wikipedia the pallet jack was created by George Raymond and Bill House. The first prototypes were sleds. They had no centre supports and were lifted by a single lift platform.
What came first the pallet or the forklift?
In the final analysis, most pallet professionals would say that the forklift came first, and the pallet came later. Based on more commonplace definitions, however, such as offered at Dictionary.com, you could also be right in saying that the pallet came first. Return to History of Pallets home page.
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