World's Wackiest Inventions
Brown, A. E.; Jeffcott Jr., H. A.
Language: English
Published by Dover Publications, New York, 1970
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Very Good + condition Softcover includes b/w illustration, 125 pages plus Catalogue of Selected Dover Books. Inventions Complied from the Records of the U.S. Patent Office. The exception to the condition is wear to the extremities/tips.
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- Title
- World's Wackiest Inventions
- Author
- Brown, A. E.; Jeffcott Jr., H. A.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications, New York
- Publication year
- 1970
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0486225968
- ISBN 13
- 9780486225968
All these (and more) are actual patented inventions, unearthed for your amusement, enlightenment, and possible bewilderment. Who, for instance, would opt for a Hydraulic Alarm Clock, which drips icy water down the sleeper's neck? Or the Humane Rodent Exterminator, a well-intentioned device that attaches a bell to the rat's neck, "thereby frightening the other rats and causing them to flee"?
Each of the nearly 60 inventions appears with the inventor's explanation and the actual drawings submitted to the Patent Office. Some are of dubious efficacy−for instance, the battery-and-copper plate designed to extract poisons from the human body. Others are simply hilarious, such as the rocking chair fitted with a bellows in order to blow air onto the rocker. All offer fascinating glimpses of the modern obsession with utility, accenting the zany turns on a shortcut to convenience.
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