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To overcome seasickness…

June 24, 2010

Motionless among the Billows “There is no doubt about it; it is the motion of a vessel which produces sea-sickness. If we could only have a perfectly steady platform on board ship, one-half of the landsman’s terrors would be removed: he might be drowned, but there would be no chance of his being sea-sick. In [...]

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Precursor to the ubiquitous Baby Buggy 1894

June 22, 2010

A handy contrivance for those busy nannies in 1894.. I’ve not seen one in an Antique shop or Auction though….have you?

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A handy stairlight for your mansion…1895

June 22, 2010

A  Convenient Stair  Light… Persons ascending stairs to their rooms after the gas has been turned off for the night may find the travelling night lamp which we illustrate useful. The lamp is suspended between two guides by means of a counterpoise in such a manner that when the person, after lighting it, takes hold [...]

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An idea for the Transmission of Power before Electrical power.

June 21, 2010

We take so much for granted in modern  Society, power at the flick of a switch, all conveniences at our fingertips, but rarely considering how it came about….this is from a Family Magazine in 1875… “If power could be sent in pipes from place to place like gas and water, and if we had only [...]

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