Tabitha Babbitt

Sarah "Tabitha" Babbitt was a Shaker credited as a tool maker and inventor. Inventions attributed to her by the Shakers include the circular saw, the spinning wheel head, and false teeth. She became a member of the Harvard Shaker community in 1793. ^{Tabitha Babbitt, American tool maker and inventor (d. 1853)}

9 December 1779

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