George Smart (inventor) explained

George Smart (1757/8–1834)[1] was a British inventor, known for the invention of a device to clean chimneys, called the "scandiscope".[2] He was awarded the Royal Society of Arts gold medal in 1805[3] for his invention, due to its potential for stopping the practice of making small children climb inside chimneys to clean them.

Notes and References

  1. 109692. Smart, George. Howes, Anton.
  2. Book: Cullingford, Benita . British Chimney Sweeps: Five Centuries of Chimney Sweeping . New Amsterdam Books . 2001 . 162 . 9781461663256 .
  3. Web site: Chimney Brushes, Design, Behaviour and the RSA . Young . Jamie . The RSA . November 19, 2008 . RSA Blog . April 21, 2020.

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