Chastity Belts From the 17th Century
This post was originally published on this siteChastity belts became popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Their functional purposes are well known, […]
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Failed Attempt to Build an Early Helicopter, 1915
This post was originally published on this siteMan sitting in early helicopter invention, ‘Sky Car’, in January 1915. Umbrella style wing makes the Sky Car […]
Vintage Photos of Winnebago Motorhomes From the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteWinnebago has been around since 1958, but the company’s popularity dramatically increased when they started mass-producing motorhomes in […]
The First Automated Teller Machine (ATM), 1966
This post was originally published on this siteThis early prototype of the automated teller machine (ATM) was displayed for the first time at the American […]
William Roentgen Demonstrates X-ray Machines at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha, 1898
This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th century, X-rays set America’s imagination ablaze. Only three years after its discovery by William […]
Early Cluster Bomb: The Molotov Bread Basket
This post was originally published on this siteThe RRAB-3, nicknamed the Molotov bread basket (after Vyacheslav M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister) was a Soviet-made […]
Panasonic MC-1000, the Very First Plastic-Bodied Vacuum Cleaner From 1965
This post was originally published on this site It’s a Car! It’s a Toy! It’s a Vintage Spaceship! Before the mid-1950s, vacuum cleaners weren’t in […]
Shoot Around the Corner: The Krummlauf, a Gun With Bent-Barrel
This post was originally published on this siteThe Krummlauf (English: “curved barrel”) is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle developed by […]
Mercedes 35 HP: The First Modern Car
This post was originally published on this siteThe Mercedes 35 HP was a radical early car model designed in 1901 by Wilhelm Maybach and Paul […]
1917 Adams Motor Bungalo Deluxe
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a photo of the Adams Motor Bungalo purported to be the “original 5th wheel” dating back to […]
The 1955 GMC L’Universelle Dream Truck
This post was originally published on this siteOne of the most popular General Motors design concept models designed under the direction of Harley Earl was […]
January 4, 1863: 4 Wheeled Roller Skates Are Patented in the United States by James Plimpton of New York
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1863, James L. Plimpton changed the skating world forever when he patented the forerunner of the modern […]
Louis Boutan and the World’s First Underwater Selfie, 1893
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1893, Louis Boutan took an underwater self-portrait at a depth of 3 m (10 ft) using a […]
Demonstration of Cryovac Latex Balloon to Solve the Problem of Packing Quick-Frozen Meats, ca. 1939
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1937 a French scientist named Maurice Piettre, when he arrived in the U.S for a conference on […]
Inventor Preparing to Test His Self Propelled Aquaplane, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteThe Shapson Aquaplane, invented by S. Shapiro, was demonstrated for the firs time on the beach at Santa […]
20 Weird Japanese Inventions That We Definitely Need
This post was originally published on this siteJapan, the land of the rising sun, is world-reknowned for its technological prowess. It’s no secret that Japanese […]
Smith Flyer, a Small Five Wheeled With Two-Seat Car From the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Smith Flyer was an American automobile manufactured by the A.O. Smith Company in Milwaukee from 1915 until […]
Woman on a Podoscaphe, ca. Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1858, an article in L’Illustration relates a podoscaphe navigation on the Rhine, from Rotterdam to Cologne. On […]
Agatha Christie With a Dog-Restraining Device, ca. 1940
This post was originally published on this siteHumans domesticated dogs thousands of years ago, but it took until the 1940s for someone to create this […]
November 23, 1889: The First Jukebox Was Installed at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco
This post was originally published on this siteThomas Edison had announced the invention of the phonograph in November 1877 and, within a decade, the technology […]
In 1843, Inventor Henry Cole Created the Very First Christmas Card
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the world’s first commercial Christmas card. It was commissioned by Henry Cole in 1843. 1,000 of […]
Some Goofy Inventions by Russell E. Oakes From the Late 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteRussell E. Oakes, a Waukesha, Wisconsin, advertising man, is the Thomas A. Edison of goofy gadgets. In his […]
1903 Pullman Six-Wheeled Automobile
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1900 the Broomell, Schmidt & Stacey Company of York, Pennsylvania were incorporated with a capital of $150,000. […]
Tomatoes May Scream When Sliced
This post was originally published on this siteImagine you cut into a tomatoes with a newly sharpened knife. Imagine that you measure a finite electrical […]
1935 Adler Diplomat 8 Wheels
This post was originally published on this siteThe Adler Diplomat is a substantial six-cylinder “limousine” built by the Frankfurt auto-maker, Adler. It was introduced in […]