<P> Subsequently another hand - powered dishwasher was invented in 1887 by Josephine Cochrane with the help of George Butters in Josephine's tool shed in Shelbyville, Tennessee and was unveiled at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois under the name of Lavadora but was changed to Lavaplatos as another machine invented in 1858 already held that name . This machine is what everyone now knows as the washing machine . Cochrane's inspiration was her frustration at the damage to her good china that occurred when her servants handled it during cleaning . </P> <P> Europe's first domestic dishwasher with an electric motor was invented and manufactured by Miele in 1929 . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, William Howard Livens invented a small, non-electric dishwasher suitable for domestic use in 1924 . It was the first dishwasher that incorporated most of the design elements that are featured in the models of today; it included a front door for loading, a wire rack to hold the dirty crockery and a rotating sprayer . Drying elements were even added to his design in 1940 . It was the first machine suitable for domestic use, and it came at a time when permanent plumbing and running water in the house was becoming increasingly common . </P> <P> Despite this, Liven's design did not become a commercial success, and dishwashers were only successfully sold as domestic utilities in the postwar boom of the 1950s, albeit only to the wealthy . Initially dishwashers were sold as standalone or portable devices, but with the development of the wall - to - wall countertop and standardized height cabinets, dishwashers began to be marketed with standardized sizes and shapes, integrated underneath the kitchen countertop as a modular unit with other kitchen appliances . </P>

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