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1895 Kinetoscope, tech as art
I found the coolest patent design while looking for something entirely unrelated - an 1895 Kinetoscope, also called the Viviscope. The diagrams are wonderful. A kinetoscope was a forerunner of moving pictures machines. They allowed the viewer to watch moving images...
The Amazing 1897 Sky Cycle self-powered aircraft
How about a trip on a self-powered aircraft? This early heavier-than-air design combined cycling with balloon power. Successful flights were was still 6 years away when Carl Myers dreamed up this innovative sky cycle. I, CARL EDGAR MYERS, aeronautical engineer, a...
Holidays, cranberries & 1 patent to put ridges on the jelly
Holidays equal cranberries. And what holiday meal is complete without a feeding of freshly cooked cranberry sauce. In my family, cranberry sauce was home-made, starting with raw cranberries. Put them on to boil, add some sugar and serve. Nothing is easier. I like to...
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The Pringles can, 1 patent & a new design
Pringles cans have been in the news lately so I thought I'd look up the original patent for the container. Along the way, I learned a few interesting things about the can, Pringles and their “hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped potato chips”, or as the rest of us describe it...
This is terrifying! Two faced teddy bear anyone?
Feast your eyes on the original Two Faced Teddy! One side is an adorable, cuddly teddy bear. The reverse, a po-faced human staring at you with dead eyes. Not sure how I stumbled across this one. I was looking for patents dealing with early radium products and became...
NASA patents & technical drawing bonanza
I’ve been rooting around looking for something interesting to explore and came across NASA Patents of Apollo Drawings and Technical Drawings page. I was looking for a couple of space-related patents and started with NASA's website to see if I could narrow down...
We were promised magnificent flying cars
I know I promised irradiated feet, but I couldn’t pass up the Edsel of flying cars. Take a moment to appreciate the breathtaking fins on this: Every time I look at the drawing, I think it needs to be a deep cherry red with chrome so bright you need sunglasses to...
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