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Choose a picture from our Images Dated 30th March 2004 Collection for your Wall Art and Photo Gifts
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Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; Fly clotIllustration showing protective clothing for horses and other animals to prevent them being bothered by flies and other insects
The forerunner of the modern type writer- a piano like machiPhotograph of a typewriter from 1851. This typewriter resembled a toy piano with black and white keys
Londons new amusement: Up and down the escalatorIllustration from 1911 of the first escalators ever installed on the underground, between the District and the Piccadilly line platforms at Earls Court station
A robot to open an exhibition: the new mechanical manPhotograph and sketches of an aluminium man, the first British robot invented by Captain Richards and Mr. A.H. Refell. The machine could rise, bow and make a speech
The first photograph of a diver at the bottom of the sea
The first pneumatic tyres ever madePhotograph of the fist pneumatic tryes ever made as displayed at the Imperial International Exhibition at White City. They were the work of Mr William Thomson of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co
Milking by electricityIllustration to show the process of milking cows with the Lawrence-Kennedy cow milker. The sketch also shows in fig.iv and v, a new hand- milking machine invented by Mr. C.S. Padfield of Bath
Tide predicting machine: front viewPhotograph of the front view of the tide-predicting machine, designed by Lord Kelvin in 1876. Constructed by Lege for the Indian government
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; More wetIllustration showing ideas for protective rain wear in the form of various rain shades and capes worn on the head and body
The Electric LightEngraving of electric light apparatus, known as the Dynamo-Electrical machine. Made by the Russian engineer M. Jablochkoff
Tide predicting machine: back viewPhotograph of the back view of the tide predicting machine, designed by Lord Kelvin in 1876. Constructed by Lege for the Indian government
Brabys machineEngraving of Brabys machine for breaking up roads and scarifying or tilling land
W. E. Gladstone watching a steam-driven saw, Tulse Hill, 1878Engraving showing tree-felling by machinery in 1878. The picture shows a patent steam feller in action, surrounded by a group of onlookers among whom is the Prime Minister of the time
The patent elevator and observatoryEngraving of the patent elevator and observatory showing a man being elevated into the air for viewing purposes. During the siege of Sebastopol a view of the enemys works was required
Galloways rotary steam engineEngraving of Galloways rotary steam engine. The machine was extremely powerful for its size
Automatic telephone-girls: Operators replaced by machinesA diagram of the mechanical telephone exchange, showing what happens once the number is dialled to when the call is received
Football by the new electric light at Kennington OvalEngraving showing spectators and players at a football match between the Wanderers and the Clapham Rovers illuminated by the new lighting system
Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: High frequency cookerPhotograph of a woman demonstrating the cooker of the future, in which the high frequency waves cook right through the food. The invention was a forerunner of the microwave oven, commonly in use today
Radar navigation at a glance- a new deviceDiagrammatic illustration of radar navigation. This was designed by the Admiralty Research Lab (mainly by Mr.J. Home Dickson)
The Workless man-of -all-workIllustration of a man reading the paper whilst all the household work is done by machinery. The sketch depicts what was then considered a glimpse into the future
Cranstons wood grass mowing machineEngraving of Cranstons wood grass mowing machine of 1862
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A marineA sketch showing an example of a curious design sent to the Patent Office in 1920, of a marine life saving apparatus which was also submersible
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; CuriousSketch of a cross section of a curious apparatus for securing oysters. Two men work in a submarine-like pod at the bottom of the sea, scooping up oysters with a rake
Hunnybun & Vendens new patent safety omnibusEngraving showing the new patent street carriage. It had a low construction which afforded easy access, so that passengers could alight from the road to the floor of the carriage without the aid of a
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A boat dAn illustration showing a cross-section of a boat propelled by windmills, cruising along a country river
Inventions great and small: shaving in publicAmusing photograph of a man shaving in a train carriage captioned How to beguile the morning journey, or shaving in public; a sight which may become common if a recent automatic dry-shaving apparatus
Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: Electric alarm tea maPhotograph of a woman demonstrating the electric teas-made at the Olympia Ideal Home exhibition 1947
The Electric Light on the Thames EmbankmentEngraving showing onlookers gazing up at the electric lamps along the Thames Embankment in 1879
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; An arranIllustration representing an idea for a piece of machinery that enabled a dog or cat to drive a small machine
Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engineSketch of the Danish inventor Hjorths electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines
Curiosities from the Patent Office; Safety Suit for AviatorsIllustration showing a safety suit for aviators from 1921. The suit takes the form of a parachute attached to the wearer in two parts, one to the torso and one to the head
Suggestions for the homes of tomorrow: Electric toasterPhotograph of a woman demonstrating an electric toaster with adjustable dial at the Olympia Ideal Home exhibition 1947
A flying roundabout; Sir Hiram Maxims latest inventionIllustration of Sir Hiram Maxims latest invention, which may be described as a roundabout in which the revolving bodies are suspended in the air in cars that are attached by steel wire ropes
M. Remond walking on waterPhotograph of M. Remond walking on water on the lake in the Bois de Boulogne, in his experiment in 1907. He has a small canoe-like boat attached to each foot
Curiosities from the Patent Office; Support for cigarettesIllustration showing a device to be attached to the face for holding a cigar or cigarette adjacent to the mouth, which apparently prevented a careless smoker from laying down a lighted cigarette
The evolution of the type writerPhotograph of a type writer from 1830, worked by an unusual vertical ratchet arrangement
To solve Londons car-garaging problem? A skyscraper ParkIllustration of a cross section of a proposed multi storey garage/ car park, designed by Eugene G. Higgins. It was designed in the style of a tower and could hold seven hundred cars
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; Helmet wAn illustration of a curious design sent to the Patent Office in 1920, showing a man wearing a hat with a gun mounted on it
Steam ploughing with Boydells engine, near LouthEngraving showing steam ploughing with Boydells engine near Louth, with a large group of onlookers watching the proceedings
Registering the finish of a horse race by photographA photograph of how the finish of a horse race is photographed. In order to terminate any dispute about the winner in a race, the first horse breaks a tight wire operating the apparatus
Steam washing machinery at St. Pancras workhouseEngraving of the steam washing machine at St. Pancras workhouse 1857. St. Pancras workhouse was erected as the parish workhouse in 1809
George Stephenson experimenting with the safety lamp in a miIllustration of George Stephenson (1781-1848) experimenting with his safety lamp in a mine. It was designed by Stephenson in 1815, around the same time as Humphrey Davy invented a similar lamp
Curiosities and ingenuities from the Patent Office; A personAn illustration showing a curious design sent to the Patent Office in 1920, of a bizarre head covering with design features such as a window and ventilation
