By Each day, using a variety of household appliances and hi-tech gadgets, we take them for granted and rarely reflect on the fact that the emergence of right now we have a duty devices bright previous centuries.
For example, shown below the device TomTom (20th years of the twentieth century) can be safely called a great-great-great-great-grandfather of modern GPS-navigators. Made in the form of wrist watch device has been invented to help the few at that time, motorists rely on the roads. In TomTom inserted miniature scrolls to put on their routes:
Also worthy of attention the idea of the alarm 70’s of the XIX century. The device start clockwork, set the vertical arm, and then «alarm» secured to the floor directly under the door. When the unbidden guest was trying to open the door, they press down the vertical arm, which in turn activated a rather loud bell.
In the 30’s of the last century for the care of the body was invented interesting electric massager. However, the special pleasure of using this gadget, people did not receive, because during the massage, he regale users of small discharges of electricity.
Except for the body massage was invented and massage for the eyes. The device had to be pressed to his eyes closed, and with the help of a small lever to compress the rubber pears that massage by changing the pressure on the eyeball.
Another interesting gadget last century – envelope. When you scroll the knob, one of the rollers humidifies valve open the envelope and the other closed and pressed.
The next gadget - the glasses, illuminated - a clear indication that in the thirties of the last century were also lovers of reading under the blanket. Electric Lights - to set frame lights that illuminate the reader to view it. For powering the tubes external battery was used.
Another variation on the theme of glasses can be described as extraordinary, periscope spectacles (20-th years of XX century), to read the text, not descending in his eyes (due to appear in a small frame mirrors):
It may seem strange that may sound, but in the nineteenth century cooking dishes, too, is not without food processors. For example, a device for slicing food. When a scroll handle, the knife at the same time move (up or down) and rotated capacity.
In the nineteenth century, was also invented a kettle that does not have to raise and tilt to pour in a cup of tea. For this mega kettle it was enough to click on the lids, thus creating pressure, which pushed through the tea spout.
More advanced kettle harvester with a timer, which has not only spilled, and brew their own tea at the right time, was patented in Birmingham (Birmingham, England) in 1902 (photo below). Alarm activated at a certain time to trigger the turning plate emery paper, which set fire to the match. The matches run from the spirit burner under the kettle. Steam pressure release latch with spring on the bracket, which cannot kettle to fill the stands near the cup boiling water and exempt plate cover and a flame suppressant.
Tea - it was good, but where did without coffee? So in 1850 looked like a prototype of the modern coffee makers.
For musicians in 1905 and was coined a special device for overturning music sheets.
Quite an interesting device – Mustaches Protector. Mustaches Protector, as well as special cup and spoon were designed to contain lush mustache clean during meals. The user is requested to wear a mustache on the tread or drink is provided through holes in the device.
Another device for personal hygiene - winder razor - was invented in 1940. To begin shave, had pulled the cord, which ringleader spring. But releasing the cord, spring stow his back, resulting in the movement of the blade.
The device for viewing slide shows in England at the beginning of 20th century looked to the following. You need to insert a coin into the device and enjoy viewing a slideshow through the eyepiece on the body.
For effectively management of time businessmen of the 19th century used this mechanical organizer. It used bone plates, which are applied or the names of targets. For some time prior to the meeting, plate down and sounded the call.
As we can see, the desire of people to decorate, to facilitate and make more interesting your life through a variety of gadgets and was in old times. We hope it is not going to extinct in nano technology future.
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