# Henry W. Seely — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Henry W. Seely has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Henry Seely's 1882 Electric Flatiron](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/259054/electric-iron-seely) — granted 1882
  An 1882 patent for the first electric flatiron, which used internal heating elements to replace the heavy, fire-heated irons of the Victorian era.

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