Inventions Collection (page 6)

A Walking-stick Camera (litho)
KDC379792 A Walking-stick Camera (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: ingenious invention of a hollow walking stick with band of sensitised celluloid inside)

The Civil War in America (coloured engraving)
728383 The Civil War in America (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Civil War in America: Winans steam-battery)

A book press for folio books, 1607 (engraving)
810260 A book press for folio books, 1607 (engraving) by Zonca, Vittorio (1568-1602); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Nuovo Teatro di Macchine Ed Edifici pub)

Horse-driven milling machine 1607 (engraving)
810248 Horse-driven milling machine 1607 (engraving) by Zonca, Vittorio (1568-1602); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Nuovo Teatro di Macchine Ed Edifici pub)

Hydraulic machine for a canal or river lock, 1607 (engraving)
810254 Hydraulic machine for a canal or river lock, 1607 (engraving) by Zonca, Vittorio (1568-1602); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Nuovo Teatro di Macchine Ed Edifici pub)

Early Watch (chromolitho)
735256 Early Watch (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Early Watch. Liebig card)

The Inventor (engraving)
2773568 The Inventor (engraving) by Lidderdale, Charles Sillem (1831-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inventor. Illustration for the Illustrated Times, 24 August 1861. Note)

La Chandelle, La Bougie (engraving)
2808403 La Chandelle, La Bougie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Chandelle, La Bougie)

Machine Electrique D Otto de Guericke (engraving)
2808400 Machine Electrique D Otto de Guericke (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Machine Electrique D Otto de Guericke)

Denis Papin (engraving)
2808399 Denis Papin (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Denis Papin. Illustration for Nos Vraies Conquetes by Albert Levy (Hachette)

Le Porte-Voix (engraving)
2808392 Le Porte-Voix (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Porte-Voix. Illustration for Nos Vraies Conquetes by Albert Levy (Hachette)

Barometre Fortin, Installation en Voyage (engraving)
2808388 Barometre Fortin, Installation en Voyage (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barometre Fortin, Installation en Voyage)

Pratts Typewriter (chromolitho)
2802098 Pratts Typewriter (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pratts Typewriter)

Cash Register (chromolitho)
2802096 Cash Register (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cash Register. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

Auto-Piano (chromolitho)
2802094 Auto-Piano (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Auto-Piano. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published by)

Wildes Dynamo (chromolitho)
2802088 Wildes Dynamo (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wildes Dynamo. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

Microscope (chromolitho)
2802084 Microscope (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Microscope. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published by)

Syphon Barometer (chromolitho)
2802078 Syphon Barometer (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Syphon Barometer)

Sir Isaac Newton (chromolitho)
2802555 Sir Isaac Newton (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Isaac Newton)

Evangelista Torricelli (chromolitho)
2802554 Evangelista Torricelli (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evangelista Torricelli)

Galileo Galilei (chromolitho)
2802553 Galileo Galilei (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galileo Galilei)

Archimedes (chromolitho)
2802552 Archimedes (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Captain Edmund Louis Zalinski (chromolitho)
2802547 Captain Edmund Louis Zalinski (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain Edmund Louis Zalinski)

Samuel Colt (chromolitho)
2802538 Samuel Colt (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Samuel Colt. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Sir William George Armstrong (chromolitho)
2802534 Sir William George Armstrong (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William George Armstrong)

Edmund Cartwirght (chromolitho)
2802532 Edmund Cartwirght (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Cartwirght)

Moritz Hermann Jacobi (chromolitho)
2802524 Moritz Hermann Jacobi (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moritz Hermann Jacobi)

Sir Joseph Whitworth (chromolitho)
2802522 Sir Joseph Whitworth (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Joseph Whitworth)

Elias Howe (chromolitho)
2802521 Elias Howe (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elias Howe. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Thaddeus Fairbanks (chromolitho)
2802520 Thaddeus Fairbanks (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thaddeus Fairbanks)

John Loudon Macadam (chromolitho)
2802517 John Loudon Macadam (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Loudon Macadam)

Jacob Perkins (chromolitho)
2802515 Jacob Perkins (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacob Perkins. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Diving Bell (chromolitho)
2802121 Diving Bell (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diving Bell. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions published by)

Electric Light (chromolitho)
2802103 Electric Light (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Electric Light. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

Ramages Telescope (engraving)
2793039 Ramages Telescope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ramages Telescope)

Guttenberg, Schoeffer, and Fust, the inventors of printing (colour litho)
2792217 Guttenberg, Schoeffer, and Fust, the inventors of printing (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guttenberg, Schoeffer, and Fust)

The Marquis of Worcesters first idea of the Steam-Engine (colour litho)
2792216 The Marquis of Worcesters first idea of the Steam-Engine (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Locomotion, premiere locomotive construite par G Stephenson, exposee en septembre 1875... (engraving)
2787849 Locomotion, premiere locomotive construite par G Stephenson, exposee en septembre 1875... (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Locomotion)

Phare de l Enfant Perdu, pres de Cayenne (engraving)
2787844 Phare de l Enfant Perdu, pres de Cayenne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phare de l Enfant Perdu, pres de Cayenne)

Une fabrique de poteries a Vallauris (engraving)
2787835 Une fabrique de poteries a Vallauris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une fabrique de poteries a Vallauris)

La manufacture de Sevres, Le grand four a porcelaine, elevation et coupe (engraving)
2787830 La manufacture de Sevres, Le grand four a porcelaine, elevation et coupe (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La manufacture de Sevres)

La laine; sa mise en oeuvre (engraving)
2787826 La laine; sa mise en oeuvre (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La laine; sa mise en oeuvre)

Triage, torrefaction et vannage du cacao (engraving)
2787821 Triage, torrefaction et vannage du cacao (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triage, torrefaction et vannage du cacao)

South Australian Exhibit, Main Building, Centennial International Exhibition
2819484 South Australian Exhibit, Main Building, Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print) by American Photographer

The first untethered balloon flight, by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier
2619126 The first untethered balloon flight, by Jean-FranAzois PilAtre de Rozier and the Marquis d Arlandes on 21 November 1783 in a Montgolfier balloon, from Les Merveilles de la Science

The flight of the Aerostat Reveillon on 19th of September 1783 by the Montgolfier
2619125 The flight of the a© rostat Reveillon on 19th of September 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles, France, before King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette

The transatlantic telegraph cable unwinding unit aboard the S. S
2619109 The transatlantic telegraph cable unwinding unit aboard the S.S. Great Eastern, 1865, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

The first demonstration in 1774 of the electrical telegraph
2619090 The first demonstration in 1774 of the electrical telegraph, invented by Georges-Louis Le Sage, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

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"Inventions: A Journey through the Eccentric Mind of William Heath Robinson" Step into the whimsical world of William Heath Robinson, where imagination knows no bounds. His ingenious contraptions, such as the Pea Apparatus and Bound to Draw, defy logic and tickle our sense of wonder. Yet, despite their brilliance, many were met with rejection by the stern Inventions Board. Rejected by the Inventions Board IX - Heath Robinson showcases his resilience in face of adversity. Undeterred by setbacks, he continued to push boundaries and challenge conventional thinking. Take a glimpse at his Mixing treated asbestos fibre machine or marvel at his Patent double action grinder for asbestos – proof that innovation can be found even in unexpected places. During World War I, Robinson's creativity took flight with The Subzeppmarinellin cartoon. This futuristic invention blended submarines and airships seamlessly, capturing both humor and ingenuity amidst a time of turmoil. But not all inventions ended on a high note; Ending in Smoke reminds us that failure is an integral part of progress. It serves as a reminder that every setback brings valuable lessons for future breakthroughs. Robinson's visionary mind also ventured into transportation innovations like the Cube Car – a compact yet efficient vehicle ahead of its time. Meanwhile, Military Rockets showcased his contribution to warfare technology during times when nations sought strategic advantage on battlefields. Though some ideas faced rejection from traditionalists at the Inventions Board once again, it is clear that Robinson's legacy lies not only in successful creations but also in daring to dream beyond societal norms. Let these captivating glimpses into William Heath Robinson's imaginative universe inspire you to embrace curiosity and think outside the box.