Any man who invented a device that helps us drink beer easier is a man who deserves recognition! However this wasn’t his crowing glory, Spikes invented an absolute ton of thing in his life, yet not so much is known about him and recognition has been coming in after his death!

His beer keg tap was purchased by Milwaukee Brewing Company, a vehicle signaling device became standard in all vehicles and he was given 0,000 in the 1930s for his transmission and gear-shifting devices.

Spikes worked as a barber and was born to musician parents.

He claimed to be born in Indian Territory in Ohio but reseach has found it’s likely he was actually born in Dallas, Texas in 1878. He died in on January 22, 1965.

Wikipedia lists the following inventions during his life:

• U.S. Patent 850,070, U.S. Patent 871,013, Beer Tapper (1907)
• U.S. Patent 928,813, Beer Tapper (1909)
• U.S. Patent 972,277, Billiard Cue Rack (1910)
• U.S. Patent 1,362,197, U.S. Patent 1,362,198 Continuous contact trolley pole (1919)
• U.S. Patent 1,441,383 Brake Testing Machine (1923)
• U.S. Patent 1,461,988 Pantograph (1923)
• U.S. Patent 1,590,557 Combination Milk Bottle Opener and Cover (1926)
• U.S. Patent 1,828,753 Methods and Apparatus of Obtaining Average Samples and Temperature of Tank Liquids (1932)
• U.S. Patent 1,889,814 Modifications to the automatic gear shift (1932)
• U.S. Patent 1,936,996 Transmission and shifting thereof (1933)
• U.S. Patent 2,517,936 Horizontally Swinging Barber’s Chair (1950)
• U.S. Patent 3,015,522 Automatic Safety Brake System (1962)

Woah!