History Dry cleaning is said to have originated with French dye-works operator Jean Baptiste Jolly who used kerosene and gasoline to clean fabrics. He opened the first dry-cleaners in Paris in 1845.
History Dry cleaning originated with American tailor, inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Jennings, who became the first Black patent-holder for his invention in 1821. Jennings referred to his method as “dry scouring”. French dye-works operator Jean Baptiste Jolly developed his own method using kerosene and gasoline to clean fabrics. He opened the first dry-cleaners in Paris in 1845.
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