List of Shaker inventions

This article contains a list of inventions by the Shakers, officially known as the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance. Founded in the 18th century, the Shakers, a celibate sect who lived a communal lifestyle, were known for their many innovative creations in varied fields including agriculture, furniture, housework, and medicine.

Architecture

 * Adjustable ventilating door transoms
 * Round barn
 * Sash-balance counterweight
 * Shaker stairs

Food and agriculture

 * Apple parer and corer
 * Automatic seed planter
 * Condensed milk
 * Fertilizer spreader
 * Pea sheller
 * Rotary harrow
 * Shaker Lemon Pie
 * Threshing machine

Furniture

 * Shaker pantry box
 * Shaker tilting chair

Medicine and healthcare

 * Corbett's electrostatic machine
 * Syrup of Sarsaparilla

Tools and appliances

 * Circular saw
 * Peg-boards (often called "clothes-pins" )
 * Deacon Daniel Baird's machinery for making pails, wash boards, and shingles
 * Cut nails
 * Flat broom
 * Lumber-drying kiln
 * No-kill mousetrap
 * Metal pen
 * Revolving oven
 * Small paper packets for seeds
 * Shaker broom vise
 * Shaker spinning wheel
 * Water-powered cooling fan
 * Wheel-driven washing machine
 * Wood-burning stove