{"product_id":"elijah-mccoy-automatic-lubrication-never-forget-black-innovation-t-shirt-buillth","title":"Elijah McCoy — Automatic Lubrication — Never Forget Black Innovation 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: Museum-quality archival badge. Lubricating cup, steam engine gear system, oil flow diagram — the invention that kept the industrial age moving, made wearable.\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":"Charcoal \/ S","offer_id":49691512602874,"sku":"20512840556226986471","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ S","offer_id":49691512635642,"sku":"20960229042215563945","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ S","offer_id":49691512668410,"sku":"15593274481654574226","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":49691512701178,"sku":"11161994443574238165","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ M","offer_id":49691512733946,"sku":"79633041360922261239","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ M","offer_id":49691512766714,"sku":"16909875210172475674","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ M","offer_id":49691512799482,"sku":"77641704203666998261","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":49691512832250,"sku":"12510108363201806920","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ L","offer_id":49691512865018,"sku":"88709187412092808079","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ L","offer_id":49691512897786,"sku":"43389480145037155279","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":49691512930554,"sku":"33372677875053984418","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ XL","offer_id":49691512963322,"sku":"25462093896069440865","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ XL","offer_id":49691512996090,"sku":"23142093485743725362","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ XL","offer_id":49691513028858,"sku":"12707882388232906604","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":49691513061626,"sku":"14022312272103038904","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ 2XL","offer_id":49691513094394,"sku":"32796006493801413209","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 2XL","offer_id":49691513127162,"sku":"13994743303063234395","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ 2XL","offer_id":49691513159930,"sku":"96527851958551145534","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":49691513192698,"sku":"16892766841452466593","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ 3XL","offer_id":49691513225466,"sku":"43146364160565177099","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 3XL","offer_id":49691513258234,"sku":"35192559110877521430","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Charcoal \/ 4XL","offer_id":49691513291002,"sku":"10983832901099069313","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/7666\/7898\/files\/Automatic_Lubricator_Blk_Innovation_-_Navy_Blue.jpg?v=1783903587","url":"https:\/\/buillth.com\/products\/elijah-mccoy-automatic-lubrication-never-forget-black-innovation-t-shirt-buillth","provider":"Buillth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}