# Mary Florence Potts

> Mary Florence Potts was an American businesswoman and inventor. She invented clothes irons with detachable wooden handles, and they were exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition World's Fair and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Her inventions were prominent throughout North America and the European continent in the 20th century and became the most popular heavy metal irons ever made.

*American inventor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1850-11-01
- **Died:** 1922-06-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Mary Florence Potts was an American businesswoman and inventor. She invented clothes irons with detachable wooden handles, and they were exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition World's Fair and the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Her inventions were prominent throughout North America and the European continent in the 20th century and became the most popular heavy metal irons ever made.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

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