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{{Short description|English inventor of the reflective road stud (1890β1976)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=November 2013}} '''Percy Shaw''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (15 April 1890 β 1 September 1976) was an English inventor and businessman. He [[patent]]ed the reflective road stud or "[[cat's eye (road)|cat's eye]]" in 1934, and set up a company to manufacture his invention in 1935. [[File:Catseye00.jpg|thumb|{{center|An early poster and catalogue image}}]]
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