{"product_id":"elijah-mccoy-automatic-lubrication-never-forget-black-innovation-archive-edition-t-shirt-buillth","title":"Elijah McCoy — Automatic Lubrication — Never Forget Black Innovation Archive Edition T-Shirt | Buillth","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-top:18px;margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;width:100%;\"\u003e\n\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1a1a1a\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 18h6\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M10 22h4\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M15 14c.2-1 .7-1.7 1.5-2.5A5 5 0 0 0 18 8a6 6 0 0 0-12 0c0 1.7.7 2.8 1.5 3.5.9.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:19px;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eDid You Know?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery industrial machine that runs without stopping to be oiled is running on an idea invented by Elijah McCoy, a Black inventor and engineer most people have never heard of. His automatic lubricating cup kept steam engines moving — and his devices were so superior that engineers refused imitations and demanded the authentic original.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow you know. Wear that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Buillth Automatic Lubrication tee is part of the Never Forget collection — wearable archives honoring the Black inventors who built the modern world and never got the credit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe design: Full museum archive poster. Lubricating cup cross-section, oil delivery system diagrams, steam engine integration schematics — the technical record of the invention that never let the industrial age stop moving, laid out like a classified document. This isn't a graphic tee. It's a record.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWear it. They'll ask. Then you tell them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shirt: Heavyweight unisex tee. 100% ring-spun cotton. Soft enough to live in, bold enough to start a conversation. Tear-away label. Runs true to size.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElijah McCoy — The Short Version\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElijah McCoy was a Black inventor with 57 patents who invented the automatic lubricating cup for steam engines — eliminating the constant work stoppages that had plagued industrial machinery. His devices were so trusted and so often imitated that his name became slang for the genuine, unimitated original — a saying still used today. His name was not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buillth.com\/pages\/elijah-mccoy\"\u003eRead the full story of Elijah McCoy on the Buillth inventor page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":49691531608314,"sku":"11990568751477227212","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":49691531641082,"sku":"10404089473672384284","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":49691531673850,"sku":"21464436362349849149","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":49691531706618,"sku":"20979566807790152599","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":49691531739386,"sku":"24457159196169291957","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/7666\/7898\/files\/Automatic_Lubricator_Blk_Innovation_Schematic_-_Black.jpg?v=1783903867","url":"https:\/\/buillth.com\/products\/elijah-mccoy-automatic-lubrication-never-forget-black-innovation-archive-edition-t-shirt-buillth","provider":"Buillth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}