In 1886, Waterloo's Jacob Ball submitted a patent for an attachment to a privy (outhouse) seat which would close the hole of the seat until the user was seated there. It would thereby keep smell and gas from escaping when it was not in use.
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Kennedy Motor Company
A Preston (Cambridge) car company with headquarters in Galt. They produced about 175 vehicles, stressing that they were automobiles, not motor carriages.