ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Jacob Haish

Jacob Haish was a man who lived a long time ago. He was born in 1826 and died in 1916. Jacob was very interested in making things out of metal, like nails and wire. He wanted to make these things better and faster than anyone else.

So, Jacob worked really hard and came up with a special machine that could make nails really quickly. Before his machine, people had to make nails by hand, which was very slow and tiring work. With Jacob's machine, they could make nails much faster and more easily.

This was a big deal because it helped people build things more easily, like houses and bridges. And because the nails were made so quickly, they were also cheaper, which made it easier for people to buy them.

Jacob was really proud of his machine and worked hard to improve it even more. He also invented other machines that could make wire and other metal products. Because of his hard work, Jacob became very successful and even started his own company.

Today, we still use machines to make nails and other metal products, and we have Jacob Haish to thank for making them faster and easier to produce.