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Old World Inventions
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oldworldinventions · 11 years ago
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Just what you need on a hot day, a strigil. Strigils are used for scraping dirt and sweat from the skin. This particular example is from South Africa.
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oldworldinventions · 11 years ago
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It's been a while but my computer broke, now that i have a new (used) one, i can start to revive the blog. Tell me what kind of things you guys want to see!
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1940(s): Colt Defender 20 guage mark
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1600(s): Solar powered clock
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1900(s): Child safety in the bathtub
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LAWNMOWERS
1870 Elwood Mcguire (1st lawnmower)
1914 New mower
1950 Robo Mower
1960 Remote Mower
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L. Ron Hubbard uses his Hubbard Electrometer to determine whether tomatoes experience pain, 1968.
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1900: Largest ever refracting telescope with Foucault siderostat mirror lens
- J. B. L. Foucault; France
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1929: Woltstem breast supporter
1949: Poses; the first adhesive bra
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1890-1900: Utopian Flying Machine designs
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1956: Flying platform
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1960(s): Foot tickle machine
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1960s: Couples Air Turbo Head Massage
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1957: Power Mower of the Future
Equipped with plastic dome, air foam cushion seat, electric generator, running lights, radio, air conditioning, telephone and cooling system for beverages.
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In 1900, George Lawrence built the world’s largest camera to take a photograph of the Alton Limited locomotive. The camera weighed 1400 pounds (640 kg) and used a 4.5′ × 8′ glass-plate negative.
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