Is it true that the inventor came up with a rotating door so as not to hold the door to women?

Some sources say that a useful invention appeared either due to dislike of politeness and gallantry, or because of the feminine. We checked how true such a version is.

The text found on the Internet about the creator of the rotating door reads: “Theophilus van Cannel literally did not tolerate politeness. This man was not a boor, but the need to observe decency and manifestation of politeness deduced him from mental balance. He could not stand up other men forward or use what they offered to go through. But most of all the inventor hated the need to observe good manners regarding women. The opening of the door in front of the lady caused him real mental suffering. It is likely that such an unusual reaction to politeness was connected with the characteristics of the inventor. His mother was an extremely authoritarian, harsh lady, incredibly demanding on the behavior and manners of children. Being a twelve -year -old teenager, Theophile neglected his motherly demands and was not polite enough to hold the door in front of a crowd of women. Without thinking twice, her mother, immediately lowered her pants from the boy and pushed him through the bare buttocks, right in front of all those women whom he did not miss in front of him at the door. ” Such a presentation can be found, for example, on portals Seldonnews, Fb.ru And "Interesting facts"as well as in public "Amazing facts" In VKontakte

For the first time, reports of the feminine, Van Cannel, which inspired him to invent a rotating door, appeared in American scientific science sources several years ago. In 2013 told The podcast has 99% Invisible, which is dedicated to design. True, in another episode of the podcast, his author Roman Mars draws the attention of listeners that not all voiced facts can be reliable. In 2008, Jamie Morrison He mentioned Mizoginia Van Cannel in his text for the Nonist portal (in this source, apparently, the episode with flogging is also mentioned for the first time). However, in this case, the author reports that he is not responsible for the veracity of the told, but this does not prevent the Russian -speaking authors from spreading their retelling without such a disc sher.

Theophilus van Cannel received A patent for the "storm" door (Storm Door Structure) in 1888. In a patent application, he described the merits of his invention, but in no way mentioned that, thanks to the new design, people would not be obliged to hold the door to the ladies. But the rotating doors worked silently, did not miss drafts and helped control the temperature indoors, which, as the inventor pointed out, was especially relevant in public buildings.

Facts from the authoritative American project Snopes Studied Autobiography and diary Van Cannell, which are stored in the library of Congress. In these documents, almost 500 pages, our colleagues did not find a single certificate in support of the popular legend. On the contrary, the factor has found a number of evidence that the ideas of gallantry and even chivalry were not at all alien to Van Cannelu, and he treated the ladies in his family and surroundings with great reverence. Snopes also checked archival newspaper publications about Van Cannel - the result was the same.

In 2018, Jamie Morrison, the author of the same article in The Nonist, set the point in this story. He reported Snopes, which in his text came up with “motivation” for Van Cannel, without based on any historical sources. “I wanted to confirm that that text was humorous, and the knightly aspect was completely fabricated. When I wrote this text, I decided that the absurdity of the idea would be self -evident, but even left a disclaimer, ”Morrison wrote, complaining to the subsequent thoughtless spread of his note.

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What do our verdicts mean?

Read on the topic:

1. Snopes. Was the Revoling Door Invented by a Man Who Dislood Holding Open Doors for Women?
2. L. Stalder. Turning Architecture Inside Out: Revolving Doors and Other Threshold Devices