Screens were first advertised in the Chicago Tribune in May 1869, the advertisement reading in part: “The annoyances of spring and summer, such as flies, mosquitoes, dust, etc., can be obviated by using the wire window screens manufactured by Evans & Co., No.

When was the screen door invented?

Did you know that a woman invented the modern screen door? Her name was Hannah Harger, from Iowa, and she invented the screen door in 1887. More than likely she was just trying to keep bugs out of her home, and away from her fresh-baked pies.

When did window screens become popular?

1880s – “Awareness Increasing” Moving into the 1880s, window screens started to become more popular, as knowledge of diseases carried by mosquitoes and flies reaches the public. Songs on the subject became increasingly popular such as, “Oh! That Horrid Mosquito” – which was published in 1882 (americanhistory.edu).