Phone-Answering Robot, 1964
A robot designed by Claus Scholz of Vienna answers the phone, though it cannot speak. Halfway there, Claus.
Baby Holder, 1937
Jack Milford, player with the Wembley Monarchs ice hockey team, has invented a carrying device so that his baby can join his wife and himself on the ice.
Because who wouldn't want to take something as fragile as a baby onto a rock-hard surface with very little friction?
Sea-Shoes, 1962
Inventor M W Hulton demonstrates his sea-shoes and duckfoot propellers on the Grand Union Canal, England.
T.V. Glasses, 1963
Cat-Mew Machine, 1963
This mechanical cat can meow ten times a minute and the eyes light up each time.
The device for scaring rats and mice is from Japan and is powered by a two-watt motor.
A robot designed by Claus Scholz of Vienna answers the phone, though it cannot speak. Halfway there, Claus.
Baby Holder, 1937
Jack Milford, player with the Wembley Monarchs ice hockey team, has invented a carrying device so that his baby can join his wife and himself on the ice.
Because who wouldn't want to take something as fragile as a baby onto a rock-hard surface with very little friction?
Sea-Shoes, 1962
Inventor M W Hulton demonstrates his sea-shoes and duckfoot propellers on the Grand Union Canal, England.
T.V. Glasses, 1963
Cat-Mew Machine, 1963
This mechanical cat can meow ten times a minute and the eyes light up each time.
The device for scaring rats and mice is from Japan and is powered by a two-watt motor.
Laryngaphone, 1929
''Laryngaphone,'' a noise-excluding telephone which only transmits vibrations from the vocal chords when the microphone is placed against the throat or cheek.
For the man who wants to annoy both his wife and his mistress
Motorized Surfboard, 1948
Rainy Day Cigarette Holder, 1954
Rocket Belt, 1961
Engineer Harold Graham salutes President Kennedy after demonstrating Rocket Belt for him.
Honegar, 1959
Inventor of a honey and vinegar mixture, called Honegar, Dr. DeForest C. Jarvis.
Honegar was said to be a folk remedy for aches and pains, though it mainly sounds like a cure for lack of nausea.
''Laryngaphone,'' a noise-excluding telephone which only transmits vibrations from the vocal chords when the microphone is placed against the throat or cheek.
For the man who wants to annoy both his wife and his mistress
Motorized Surfboard, 1948
Rainy Day Cigarette Holder, 1954
Rocket Belt, 1961
Engineer Harold Graham salutes President Kennedy after demonstrating Rocket Belt for him.
Honegar, 1959
Inventor of a honey and vinegar mixture, called Honegar, Dr. DeForest C. Jarvis.
Honegar was said to be a folk remedy for aches and pains, though it mainly sounds like a cure for lack of nausea.