Albert E. Richardson (inventor) explained

Albert Edward Richardson was an iron turner and fitter from Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, who designed the first practical Teasmade.

He designed the first practical Teasmade based on an alarm clock, a spirit lamp and a tipping kettle. He sold the design to gunsmith Frank Clarke of Birmingham for an undisclosed sum, who patented it in 1902, calling it "An Apparatus Whereby a Cup of Tea or Coffee is Automatically Made".^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Albert E Richardson . Teasmade.uk . 2020-04-23 .
2. Web site: Albert E Richardson and Franke Clarke . Teasmade.com . 2011-03-15 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110626100212/http://www.teawaker.com/clarke.htm . 2011-06-26 .
3. Web site: Albert Edward Richardson (1904) – Teasmade UK . 2023-12-03 . en.