Inventions
Herb Bartlett
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Let us all hail the great American tradition of amateur inventors, personified today by the forgotten Herb Bartlett, whose love for hovercraft extended to making his plans available to the youth of the USA, contacted through his ad in Boys' Life magazine
Original ad here. (Scroll down a bit.)
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 07, 2011 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Engineering and Construction, Inventions, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Motor Vehicles, 1960s, 1970s
Electrified Lunch Box
Wonder why this never caught on...?
Original article here. (Scroll up one page.)
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 21, 2011 -
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Category: Food, Inventions, Stupidity, 1940s
Personal Multicopter
More info here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 01, 2011 -
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Category: Flight, Inventions, Motor Vehicles, Technology, Europe
Natural Body Brace
Unnatural, I'd say!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 17, 2011 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Inventions, 1920s
Wasabi Smoke Alarm
Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 04, 2011 -
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Category: Food, Inventions, Asia
Canine Elevator
Didn't people have anything important to occupy their labors in olden days?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 28, 2011 -
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Category: Inventions, Chindogu, Dogs, 1930s
Crazy Machine
This image is found on the photo archives of Life magazine under the title above. I cannot discover any accompanying article to explain what this device is. Your best guess?
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 18, 2011 -
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Category: Inventions, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains
Mystery Gadget 2
Answer at this link.
The smudge on the lower portion is where I erased the brand name.
Please note the price, when you go to look.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 22, 2011 -
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Category: Ambiguity, Uncertainty and Deliberate Obscurity, Inventions
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #4
Imagine walking into the opera house today with this in hand.
From the 1930s catalog.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 06, 2011 -
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Category: Inventions, Johnson Smith Catalog, 1930s
Raymond Scott
You heard Raymond Scott backing Jim Henson yesterday. And cartoon and music fans are well aware of composer Scott for his famous tune POWERHOUSE.
But did you also know he was an early pioneer in weird electronic music?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 04, 2011 -
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Category: Inventions, Music, 1940s, 1950s
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