Cool Inventions From the Past

Radio hat

Portable radio in a straw hat, made by an American inventor in 1931

Wooden bathing suits

Wooden bathing suits, supposed to make swimming a lot easier; Hoquiam, Washington, USA, 1929

Bulletproof glass

Demonstration by NYPD's finest shooter, 1931

Folding bridge for emergencies

The emergency bridge can easily be transported on a handcart; invented by L. Deth. The Netherlands, 1926

Early GPS

Yesteryear's TomTom, a rolling key map that passes through the screen in a tempo determined by the speed of the car; 1932

Electrically heated jacket

Electrically heated vest, developed for the traffic police in the United States, 1932. The power is supplied by electric contacts in the street.

ar with shovel for pedestrians

nvented for the purpose of 'reducing the number of casualties among pedestrians;' Paris, 1924

Extensible caravan

Built by an unknown French engineer in 1934

One-wheel motorcycle

Germany, 1925

Manual dredger

Workers operated the so-called bucket dredger with their arms and legs using stepper boards. The machine is a small model, but whether it was actually realized is unknown.

Bike tyre used as a swimming aid

Invented by Italian M. Goventosa de Udine; maximum speed: 150 kilometers per hour (93 mph).

Steam automobile design circa 1845

Amphibious bicycle

This land-and-water bike can carry a load of 120 pounds; Paris, 1932

All-terrain car

This all-terrain car can descend slopes up to 65 degrees; England, 1936. 

Radio stroller

Stroller equipped with a radio, including antenna and loudspeaker, to keep the baby quiet; USA, 1921.

Hamblin glasses for reading in bed

A pair of spectacles especially designed for reading in bed; England, 1936

Piano for the bedridden

Piano especially designed for people confined to bedrest; Great Britain, 1935

Revolver camera

A Colt 38 carrying a small camera that automatically takes a picture when you pull the trigger. At the left: six pictures taken by the camera. New York, 1938.

Loetafoon

A turntable linked to a film projector. It comes with single, dual and triple turntable. Designed by F.B.A. Prinsen, 1929

Snowstorm mask

Plastic face protection from snowstorms. Canada, Montreal, 1939

Faxed newspaper

In 1938, the world's first wireless newspaper was sent from WOR radio station in New York City. In this photo, children are reading the children’s page of a Missouri paper.

Gas-resistant stroller

A wartime stroller equipped with gas protection; England, Hextable, 1938

Hearing light for the blind

1912.


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