Ever wonder where the electric garage door opener came from? Believe it or not, it was invented as early as 1926 complements of inventor C.G. Johnson from Hartford City, Indiana. I imagine being from the Midwest he probably came up with it after tiring of having to exit his new Ford Model T Speedster in the hard cold winters to open his manual garage door in several inches of snow. Having grown up in the automobile capitol myself with a manual garage door, like many, I am grateful for this wonderful creation.
