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Percy Shaw, the Inventor of Catseyes
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A Catseye, Percy Shaw's Life-saving Invention

Percy's invention was unique because of the rubber casing shown here. It works by collecting rainwater and then using this to wash the bulbs clean when a car drives over the catseye, compressing the rubber case.

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