My Daughter's Eye For Invention
This summer I started my 38th year writing about farm inventions and ideas here at FARM SHOW. So it’s probably not surprising that my daughter, Allie, inherited a touch of her dad’s eye for invention. She actually appeared in the magazine back in 2001, at the age of 9, when she invented the “Magic Mitt” for an Inventor’s Fair (Vol. 25, No. 2). It was a knit glove fitted with patches of Velcro to hold disposable electrostatic dust cloths for cleaning mini blinds. What made the story newsworthy - other than the fact that she was my daughter - was the fact that a representative from a big manufacturer took pics of her idea and later submitted it to the company’s product development people. The Magic Mitt never made it to market (the company came out with a similar product soon after) but it was an exciting event for our family.
Fast forward to 2014. Allie and I were recently on vacation, taking a walk through a small northern Minnesota town. She said, “Hey Dad. Take a look at that.” She had spotted a bench made from two tailgates off Chevy pickups. It was a pretty good spot for an aging editor to take a rest. And, I decided, a good excuse to tell you about my talented daughter once again. Just an f.y.i., like most inventive people we feature in FARM SHOW, she’s pretty smart. Next year she will graduate with a masters degree in genetic counseling from Stanford University in California.
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My Daughter s Eye For Invention FARM BUSINESS IDEAS This summer I started my 38th year writing about farm inventions and ideas here at FARM SHOW So it’s probably not surprising that my daughter Allie inherited a touch of her dad’s eye for invention She actually appeared in the magazine back in 2001 at the age of 9 when she invented the “Magic Mitt” for an Inventor’s Fair Vol 25 No 2 It was a knit glove fitted with patches of Velcro to hold disposable electrostatic dust cloths for cleaning mini blinds What made the story newsworthy - other than the fact that she was my daughter - was the fact that a representative from a big manufacturer took pics of her idea and later submitted it to the company’s product development people The Magic Mitt never made it to market the company came out with a similar product soon after but it was an exciting event for our family Fast forward to 2014 Allie and I were recently on vacation taking a walk through a small northern Minnesota town She said “Hey Dad Take a look at that ” She had spotted a bench made from two tailgates off Chevy pickups It was a pretty good spot for an aging editor to take a rest And I decided a good excuse to tell you about my talented daughter once again Just an f y i like most inventive people we feature in FARM SHOW she’s pretty smart Next year she will graduate with a masters degree in genetic counseling from Stanford University in California
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