Invention Collection (page 7)

Gyroscopic Wheel Unicycle of E J Christie
A New Terror of the Road - the quite remarkable invention of Professor E. J. Christie of marion Ohio - a huge Gyroscopic Wheel Unicycle

Rejected by the Inventions Board - Heath Robinson WW1
Rejected by the Inventions Board - III - A Device for Screw Stoppering the Enemys Rifles. Another elaborate and convoluted method of beating the dastardly Hun devised by William Heath Robinson in The

Azurine or Blue Roach -- a fish that didn t actually exist, but still managed to wriggle its way into a few 19th century reference books. Date: 1865

NIEPCE, Joseph-Nicephore (1765-1833). French inventor, most noted as one of the inventors of photography. Engraving

Beaulx abc belles heures. Book peddler. Belongs to the genre le Cris de Paris that illustrates street vendors of Paris. Until the invention of printing

Persian astrolabe from 17th century. FRANCE. ΌE-DE-FRANCE
Persian astrolabe from 17th century. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of Arts and Crafts (CNAM)

Planispheric astrolabe. 1569. Manufactured in golden brass by Gualterus Arsenius, disciple of the dutch astronomer Regnier Gemma Frisius (1508-1555). Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris

Patent Applied For, Heath Robinson WW1 cartoon
The Kitchener Boche-Bayoneter - an airy invention by William Heath Robinson. An uncharacteristically brutal invention suggesting that a trench sized board covered with bayonets be lowered

Floating landing strips for aircraft by G. H. Davis
Surface tension seadromes: floating landing strips for aircraft. A revolutionary British invention: a floating aerodrome tested by the Admiralty. 1945

German infra-red equipment by G. H. Davis
Black light: the cats eye effect of the German infra-red telescopes and searchlights in darkness. How to see in the dark -- a German military secret paralleled by Allied inventions

Early type of mechanical shovel by Heath Robinson
The inventor of the mechanical shovel trying out an early type. Two medieval engineers with a rickety but effective mechanical shovel or digger

The Screw Em Out golf hole cleaner by Heath Robinson
A typically convoluted contraption from William Heath Robinson, the first in a series entitled, Very Patent Aides to Sport, showing the Screw-Em-Out golf hole cleaner in action on a golf course

Advert for Pliofilm from Goodyear 1944
What is Pliofilm ? Developed by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, was a rubber-based clear plastic used to protect equipment, especially weapons, from water and sand during the D-Day landings

The Gentle Art of Excavating - a specially designed skimmer
The beginning of a garden suburb. Excavating a new road with a specially designed skimmer, a typically rickety contraption from the inventive mind of gadget king, William Heath Robinson. Date: c.1938

Water-powered furnace bellows
A water wheel operates two sets of bellows to keep two furnaces burning hotly. Date: 1588

Palissy at Work
BERNARD PALISSY at work on his invention, surrounded by evidence of failure... his family in despair... and he himself discouraged... Date: 1510 - 1589

Flight carried out by one of the Wright brothers plane models. Engraving

Daguerreotype (1839). FRANCE. Paris. Conservatoire National des Arts et M鴩 ers (National Conservatory of Arts and Trades)

Balloon designs by Charles & Robert and Montgolfier
Balloon designs by Charles and Robert (1, 5) and the Montgolfier Brothers (2, 3, 4). No. 3 ascended from Versailles. No. 4 ascended from the Chateau de la Muette. No

Sultan locomotive, Iron Duke class, Great Western Railway
The newly built Sultan locomotive, belonging to the Iron Duke class of the Great Western Railway, a sister engine to the Great Britain. Both were built in 1847

Head Work! by W. Heath Robinson
A new machine (adopted by some of our first class restaurants) for putting the head on a glass of stout. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger

Painting of the R34 Airship
Painting of the R34 British airship, first to cross the Atlantic from the UK to the USA in 1919

Very Hot! by William Heath Robinson
The wonderful Heath Robinson New Patent Thawing Machine. This stupendous invention has been specially designed to enable the pedestrian to walk with confidence on the most slippery roads

A Marker of Mark on The Market
A new labour saving lawn marker which is the sensation of the lawn tennis world. Requiring only two people to operate it, there is no doubt that it will soon be found in every up to date

The Jointed Iron Steam-ship Connector, 1863
Engraving of the Jointed Iron Steam-ship Connector, from the Illustrated London News, August 1863. The idea behind this invention was that the centre section of this ship could be left in port

Volta (Card)
ALESSANDRO VOLTA Italian scientist, notable for his invention of the voltaic pile - the first electric battery

Telegraph lines crossing the Great Plains of America
Telegraph lines running alongside a railway track at a remote station on the Great Plains of America

The Illustrated London News steam printing machines
Engraving of the steam printing machines used by the weekly periodical, The Illustrated London News. There were two separate machines; one for printing one side of the paper

Umbrellas from a-slot machine 1929
The inventor showing off his A-Slot vending machine Not Schirm, G.M.B.H in Berlin, New York, London and Paris. 1929

The Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft
Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft, Which, Supported on a " Cushion" of Air, is Designed to Carry 1000 Passengers over Land or Sea

Kicking the bucket to keep alive and well! 1914
Interestingly this artical was published on April fools day in The Sketch, 1914, you can come to your own conclusions! Latest primitive life-saving device invented by a German engineer

The Modern Boy featuring the Flying Boy
Front cover of The Modern Boy magazine featuring a boy using wings to fly his way to school. Inside the publication, there is a suggestion that before long

A railway smoke catcher
Impression of a chimney designed to extract bothersome smoke from stationery steam engines in use at a station in Chicago. Date: 1932

The New Combination Drum and Multi Movement mixer
A suggestion by William Heath Robinson for the next Irish sweepstake. 1933

Advert for J. B Jacquemin Bros eye protectors
Jacquemins patent eye protectors, lightweight material that clips on the bridge of your nose, and can be worn as well as ordinary glasses

Tatler cover - Thomas Edison
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Thomas Edison on his 83rd birthday. 1930

Advert for Salt Regal 1889
Salt Regal for the hot weather. High-class antiseptic salt possessing hygienic properties. Dispensed in bottle is a white powder that mixed with water turns pink, cleanse the month

Advert for Pulsometer Engineering, luxury iced drinks 1897
Luxury iced drinks, in the hottest climate can be obtained by the use of the Champion hand ice machines. 1897

Advert for D. H Wilsons deafness 1902
Wilsons common-sense ear-drums, deafness and head noises relieved. 1902

The Columbus skate invention - ice skating
The Columbus newest skate invention. Awarded at the Vienna Industrial Exhibition 1890 with first diploma of honour. Ice skates from G. Rohonery of Budapest. 19th century

125 years of Progress in Art Deco style
125 years of Progress (1810-1935) in Art Deco style. 1936

Advert for Dr. Scotts electric hair brush 1881
Dr. Scott s, (George Augustus Scott), electric hair brush made from pure bristles, no wires, supposedly producing an electric current

Christmas Preparations - In Heath Robinsonland
No. 2 - Training a young wait. Blasting a trumpet player with wind and rain so he is prepared for all weathers once he goes Christmas carolling. Date: 1909

Cartoon, Radio versus Television, by Rich. circa 1930s

Splitting the Atom by G. H. Davis
A possible source of unlinited power. Tapping a source of power that may drive all the machinery in the World: Experiments designed to release the forces imprisoned in the atom. Date: 1924

City gent in a park, using an ingenious water-boiling spirit-powered stove stored in his bowler hat -- an invention by Alistair McBride. The stove has sufficient fuel to boil three kettles per day

Ken Achurch with spying equipment -- a fly bug in a glass tube, and a reel-to-reel tape recorder. Date: 1970s

Nipple radio transmitter for use in spying. Date: 1970s

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