Invention Collection (page 8)

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

Model fly for use in spying
Model fly invented by Ken Achurch for use in spying and other undercover activities. Date: 1970s

Radio-controlled tortoise
A woman operates a remote control device for Toddle the tortoise. The aerial picks up a signal and makes the arm holding the lettuce (and Toddle!) swing left or right

Anti-snoring machine
The inventor of an anti-snoring machine attaches it to a woman for testing. Date: 1960s

Israel. Jerusalem. Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. Chapel of
Israel. Jerusalem. Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre. Chapel. Chapel of the Invention of the Cross. Inside

Sir Rowland Hill (1795 A?o??n? 1879). Was a teacher and creator of the first British postage stamp in history: the Penny Black. Engraving. Universal History, 1892. Colored

Leonardo Gallery. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo
Leonardo Gallery. Models (1950s)drawings by Leonardo da Vinci (15th century). The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Study the air screw by Leonardo da Vinci. Manuscript B, shee
Flying machines. Study of air screw by Leonardo da Vinci. Manuscript B, sheet, 83 V, 1483-1486. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardesque models. Adjustable-tilt wing and Wing-beating d
Leonardesque models. Adjustable-tilt wing (Codex Atlanticus) and Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw system ( Manuscript B). Leonardo da Vinci.16 th century

Model. Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw syste
Flying machines. Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw system. Manuscript B, sheet 77 r. Leonardo da Vinci.15th century. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952

Float. Leonardos drawing. Codex Atlanticus, sheet 656, 1485
Water and Land Machines. Float. Its function is that troops can cross the river. Leonardos drawing. Codex Atlanticus, sheet 656, 1485-1490. Model by Luigui Tursini, 1952

Parabolic bridge. Model by Ermenegildo Menighetti, 1952-1953. Leonardos drawing (Codex Atlanticus, sheet 855, 1480-90). The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Leonardesque model. Pole Hammer. Codex Atlanticus, sheet 785 b, 1500-1505. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Study of Leonardo da Vinci. Multiple cylinder mill. Model
Renaissance. Study of Leonardo da Vinci. Multiple cylinder mill. Model by Alexander Siriati (20th century). The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Fast ramming boat. 1487-1492. Model
Fast ramming boat. Codex Ashburham 2037, sheet 3r, 1487-1492. Model. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Hydraulic saw. Codex Atlanticus, sheet 1078, 1478-1480. Desi
Hydraulic saw. Mechanical saw works with hydraulic energy. Leonardo da Vinci drawing. Codex Atlanticus, sheet 1078, 1478-1480

Crane with central winch. Codex Atlanticus f. 105 bv. Leonar
Machine. Crane with central winch. Codex Atlanticus f. 105 bv. This machine is one of the many cranes Da Vinci studied while he was living in Florence

Leonardesque models. Revolving cranes. 15th century. Models
Machine. Leonardes models. Revolving cranes. 15th century. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Beating wing. Study by Leonardo da Vinci. Model by Mario Alb
Flying machines. Beating wing. Study by Leonardo da Vinci. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952. Manuscript B, sheet 88 v. 1483-86. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci

Ancient Lightning Rod. Colored engraving
Ancient Lightning Rod with a long iron rod. It was invented in 1752 by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Colored engraving

Magnetoelectric Machine by E. M. Clarke. 19th century. Color
Magnetoelectric Machine by E. M. Clarke. 19th century. Induction machine that amplifies induction currents. These devices are called electrovoltaicos induction apparatus. Colored engraving

Quadrant telegraph by Breguet
Quadrant telegraph by Louis Francois Clement Breguet (1804-1883). Nineteenth century colored engraving

Radio-receiver with superheterodyne circuit, 4 valves, only AM reception, model G175. 1952. Gelosa, Italy. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Automatic central battery telephone. Model 27. Siemens. 1927. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Carborundum radio-receiver. 1917. Officine Marconi, Genova. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Wilbur Wright (1867-1912). Plane flying. France. Colored en
Wilbur Wright (1867-1912). American aviator. With his brother is credited with inventing and building the worlds first successful airplane

Grand procession to the electric light in New York, 1884. US
Grand procession to the electric light in New York on October 31, 1884. Experiment Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Colored engraving. USA

Isaac Peral (1852-1895). Spanish engineer, sailor and designer of the Peral Submarine. Partial tests verified the Peral submarine in the dock of Arsenal de la Carraca, 1889. Cadiz. Andalusia. Spain

Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). American Inventor. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Africa. European settler instructing the natives by Magic L
Africa. European settler instructing the natives by a projection with the unit called Magic Lantern. Colored engraving from 1879

Siemens, Werner von (1816-1892). Engraving
Siemens, Werner von (Lenthe, 1816-Charlottenburg, 1892). German engineer. Nineteenth-century engraving

Experiments on the phone from Dr. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), to transmit the human voice over long distances. Boston, 1877. United States. 19th-century colored engraving

Heinr Hirzel machine to produce gas for lighting. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886

Edward Montagu - 1st Earl of Sandwich
Edward Montagu 1st Earl of Sandwich Statesman. Admiral and ambassador attributed with the invention of the sandwich (1662) to be eaten at the gaming table. Date: circa 1662

Weather Prophet
The Weather Prophet, an instrument used at Kew Observatory to record wind direction and velocity. An invaluable invention for forcasting the weather. Date: 25 January 1933

1st Elec. Street Light
The first demonstration of public street lighting at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, installed by Deleuil, Archereau and Leon Foucault. Date: December 1844

Paris Street Light / 1844
The first demonstration of public lighting, at the Place de la Concorde, Paris (installed by Messrs Deleuil, Archereau and Leon Foulcault) in December 1844. Date: December 1844

Pea Tenderometer
Testing the tenderness of peas for canning with a machine called a Tenderometer. A metal blade is forced through a central container and the scale records the measurement. Date: 1950s

Cooke / Wheatstone Telegr
The discovery of current by Volta in 1800 and the electro- magnet in 1824, led to the invention of the magnetic telegraph. This is Cooke and Wheatstones 5-needle machine. Date: 1837

Advert for Dr. Scotts electric plasters 1889
They who suffer ache and pain, need suffer never more again. With the new invention Dr. Scotts electric plaster. Claiming to cure many illnesses

Advert for Dr. Scotts electric insoles 1889
Keep feet warm and the head cool, Dr. Scotts electric insoles use when wearing electric plaster, keeps feet warm in coldest weather, comes in differnt sizes and for ladies and gents. circa 1889

Advert for Dr Scotts electric corsets 1890
World wide reputation Dr Scotts electric corsets and waists, giving and supporting qualities and durability of material, which is a comfort to the robust as well as the invaild. 1890

Cumaean Sibyl & Jesus
The CUMAEAN SIBYL foretells the coming of Jesus - a pious invention of the early Christians, hoping to show that their faith had been predicted in ancient times Date: BC

Farmers Fire Engine
Baddeleys farmers fire engine : incorporating a hand- pump, but lightweight and portable to be rushed to burning haystacks or barns Date: 1851

Robot arrested at a theatre in Pavia, Italy
A robot is arrested at a theatre in Pavia, Italy, on suspicion of being a fake ! Date: 1935

Robot shocks a group of men
A robot strides across a room, shocking a group of men. They were hideous things, without brains, without feelings, without souls

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping