2006-10-29 01:10:45 · 3 answers · asked by SpitfireKate 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
According to dictionary.com, the origin of the word comes from around the time of 1744, but at that time I believe it referred to the American version of "Lazy Susans" rather than the British version of a lift.
Thomas Jefferson is credited with the invention of a dumbwaiter system for his Monticello home:
"In the Dining Room at Monticello on each side of the fireplace, Jefferson placed mechanical dumb waiters which permitted servants to send wine bottles up from the cellar. It is possible that Jefferson saw a similar apparatus in the Café Mecanique, located in the Palais Royal."
2006-10-29 01:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by GrlNamedJane 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dumbwaiters were installed in homes when they were invented and the home owner could afford it.
2006-10-29 09:05:13 · answer #2 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back in the days of castles I'd suppose, just indoor variant on ancient technology. The laundy chute on the other hand....
2006-10-29 08:13:20 · answer #3 · answered by BOISE_DD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋