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"According to legend, Abe Doumar invented the ice cream cone at the 1904 World’s Fair while selling souvenirs between an ice cream stand and a waffle stand. He went on to invent a four iron waffle cone machine and open a chain of ice cream cone stands that dotted the East Coast from Coney Island to Norfolk, where the Doumar family opened a diner in 1934. Only the diner still stands today, with Abe’s original waffle cone machine still on display and, occasionally, in use." - Alicia Camden