Margaret Knight, Inventor

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Margaret Knight began inventing at an early age.

Margaret Knight was a famous inventor who created over 80 inventions.

Margaret Knight designed a machine that could make paper bags cheaply.

Margaret Knight started a company called the Eastern Paper Bag Company.

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It held more items and was easy to carry.

It looked like an envelope and would lie flat.

It had a bottom and would stand up by itself.

It was made with less paper and did not need glue.

"Early Ideas"

"More Inventions"

"The Paper Bag Business"

"The Paper Bag and the Villain"

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Margaret Knight was born in 1838 in Maine.

After she made the machine, she applied for a patent.

Next, Knight set up a company called the Eastern Paper Bag Company.

Even though Margaret Knight is not well known, she was an important inventor.

She invented very large bags.

She invented very large machines.

Her inventions were very important.

Her inventions were always large in size.