From wooden swimming costumes to a straw
radio hat, these are the nostalgic inventions from century's ago that never
quite took off.
The collection of
weird and wacky creations date as far back as the 1500s and show a range of
bizarre and quirky ideas.
In one picture, it
might seem that a gun is being fired at point blank range but it is in fact a
camera. Designed in New York in 1938, the Revolver Gun takes a picture when
you pull the trigger.
The show must go on:
The bed piano especially designed for people who are confined to bed rest but
still want to make music. It was created in the UK, in 1935
Quick dip anyone? A
group of young swimmers tied a bike tyre around the body as a swimming aid in
Germany 1925
A real photo-shoot: A
Colt 38 carrying a small camera. Designed in New York in 1938, the Revolver
Gun takes a picture when you pull the trigger and a portable radio in a straw
hat, made by an American inventor, in 1931
Stiff upper lip: A gas
resistant pram, pictured in England, Hextable, 1938
Another bizarre
concept designed in the Netherlands in 1915 shows an inflatable boat with
boots attached to the bottom, so passengers can use their legs as paddles.
A further strange
invention created by L. Deth in 1926 was labeled the 'folding bridge for
emergencies', created so people could cross rivers and streams in case of
disaster.
Sadly these weird and
wonderful inventions didn't quite make it into the shops for long enough for
them to stick around and make it into the 21st century.
Perhaps one of the
odder creations is the 1924 French car designed with a shovel attached to the
front in order to catch stray pedestrians and reduce casualties within the
bustling streets of Paris.
A wheelie good idea: A
wheel motorcycle invented by Italian M. Goventosa de Udine, in 1931
Anyone fancy a weighty
dip? Wooden bathing suits... to make swimming much 'easier' in Waquian,
Washington, USA and left, plastic face protection or use in a snowstorm , in
Canada, Montreal, 1939
Who needs the internet?
The Wireless Newspaper invented in 1938, picture shows children reading the
pages of a Missouri paper
Another image shows
swimsuits made out of wood, apparently for the purpose of making it easier to
swim.
If you've ever
wondered what you did before the invention of the IPod, and how you ever
managed to go about your boring day-to-day activities without the luxury of
listening to music, look no further than the 1931 straw radio hat.
The hat was created
by an American inventor for the purpose of allowing people to listen to music
on the go, but at the time was discarded as a crazy idea, and quickly
forgotten about.
Also among the
collection of wacky inventions are a piano for the bedridden and a one wheel
motor-cycle - with the maximum speed of a staggering 93mph
The gas war resistant
pram is one of the only English inventions out of them all, which shows a
lady testing a stroller that can withstand possible gas attacks.
Size is not object: An
extensible caravan, built by a French engineer in France in 1934
A pedestrian catcher: A
shovel was fixed onto the front of a car was used to reduce the number of
casualties among drunk pedestrians in Paris, 1924
The amphibious bike:
The 'Cyclomer' was capable of using on both land and water. It was created in
Paris in 1932
Mirrored Bed Glasses
The Hamblin glasses, a pair of glasses especially designed for reading in
bed. England, 1936 and an electrically heated police vest, developed for the
traffic police in the United States, 1932
Bridge over troubled
water: A further strange invention created by L. Deth in 1926 was labeled the
'folding bridge for emergencies', created so people could cross rivers and
streams in case of disaster
One that was not so
strange, but the testing method leaves a lot to be desired. Bulletproof
glass, demonstrated by the New York police, 1931
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