- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: David & Charles; illustrated edition edition (24 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0715318217
- ISBN-13: 978-0715318218
- Product Dimensions: 16.5 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 330,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Antiques Info, September 1, 2004
Fascinating and humorous,this book will intrigue and amuse and is a testament to human ingenuity and resourcefulness.
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The incredible clockwork teasmade on the cover is just one of over 100 bizarre and ingenious gadgets in Maurice Collins' collection from the complexity of mechanical fruit peelers and a hand-pumped automatic shaver to the simplicity of the 'toe socks' of the 1920s which claimed to cut hosiery bills by 80 per cent. If you thought burglar alarms were a modern invention, there is a Victorian brass clockwork one in the collection, if you've always found striking matches too taxing, someone in the 1920s invented an automated self-striking match box to save you the trouble. Fascinating and humorous Eccentric Contraptions will intrigue and amuse, and is a testament to human ingenuity and resourcefulness.
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The Victorians and Edwardians were mad keen on their morning cup of tea, and would go to ingenious lengths to make it without having to get out of bed. Read the first page
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The Victorians and Edwardians were mad keen on their morning cup of tea, and would go to ingenious lengths to make it without having to get out of bed. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A good coffee table book
26 July 2007
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Actually I bought this book as a gift to my brother. After flipping through the pages, I decided to read it cover to cover. It's a very interesting and easy read. You can finish it in a couple hours. What I did was I looked at the picture and tried to guess what the gadget was before reading the description. That added more fun to the book.
If you enjoy this book, you might also like Ingenious Gadgets by the same authors. I got both books for my brother. They're good gift books.
If you enjoy this book, you might also like Ingenious Gadgets by the same authors. I got both books for my brother. They're good gift books.
Love it!!
29 May 2012
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Ingenious contraptions, funny, useful and entertaining. I kept mine in the 'reading room' ;-)
I'd highly recommend this fun book.
I'd highly recommend this fun book.
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