"Eccentric Contraptions and amazing gadgets, gizmos, and thingamabobs"
By Maurice Collins. Published by David & Charles in 2004.
A wonderful pictorial stroll through a hundred years’ worth of odd and useful gadgets and tools- a pin dispenser, ruff iron (pictured, above right), donut filler, raisin cleaner, ‘Gatling’ stapler (pictured, below left), linen damp-tester, traveling candle shade (pictured, below right), wig iron, self-playing harmonica, ear flattener, eye massager, car map holder (pictured, above left), motorcyclist’s smoking pipe, and many more!Organized into sections covering domestic gadgets, kitchen gadgets, business gadgets, social gadgets, medical gadgets, transport gadgets, and miscelaneous. The mind boggles... that thing on the cover is a 1902, Birmingham automatic tea-maker.
Softcover. 6.5”x6”, 221 pages, 100+ color illustrations. New condition.
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