Invention Collection (page 7)

Swinton's telephone, 1885
3479298 Swinton's telephone, 1885; (add.info.: Male figure shown using the Swinton's telephone. The receiver is held against his ear, the device is mounted to the wall)

Elisha's telephone, 1896
3479287 Elisha's telephone, 1896; (add.info.: Elisha's telephone, dated 1896. Created by Elisha Gray (2nd August 1835 - 21st 1901)

Dean's diving helmet, 1850
3359187 Dean's diving helmet, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of Dean's diving helmet, invented by John Deane (1800-1884). Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Science. The french inventor Jacques de Vaucanson. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store
3434272 Science. The french inventor Jacques de Vaucanson. Imagery from the Parisian Department Store: Aux Quatre Arrondissements, France, c.1900; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

New motorised, Edison Phonograph, 1898
3478811 New motorised, Edison Phonograph, 1898; (add.info.: New motorised, Edison Phonograph. Wax recording rather than foil, 1898.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Thomas Alva Edison, listening to a recording of his Phonograph, 1889
3478806 Thomas Alva Edison, listening to a recording of his Phonograph, 1889; (add.info.: Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, listening to a recording of his Phonograph)

Visitor to the Paris international Exhibition listening to a recording of Edison's Phonograph, 1889
3478804 Visitor to the Paris international Exhibition listening to a recording of Edison's Phonograph, 1889; (add.info)

Workers at a machine, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473170 Workers at a machine, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: Workers at a machine which consisted of two wooden rolls between which pieces of material passed when they)

Mechanism of Whitney's saw gin
2602532 Mechanism of Whitney's saw gin; (add.info.: Mechanism of Whitney's saw gin for cleaning seeds from cotton bolls. Woodcut, London, 1849.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890)
535491 Woman using typewriter by American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890). 1872 (wood engraving from Scientific American, New York); (add.info.: Forerunner of 20th century machine)

British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo)
865956 British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo); (add.info.: Will's cigarettes representing Engineering Wonders, 1927); Universal History Archive/UIG

Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving)
865998 Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving)
541879 Tsar Nicholas I inaugurating the semaphore telegraph line between Moscow and Warsaw in 1833 (engraving); (add.info.: Tsar Ncholas I (1796-1855)

Communication. Breguet telegraph. c.1900 (chromo)
2636206 Communication. Breguet telegraph. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Communication. Breguet telegraph or French telegraph.); Photo © CCI

A 1910 advertisement for His Master's Voice" Gramaphone Player. From The Illustrated London News published
2915363 A 1910 advertisement for His Master's Voice" Gramaphone Player. From The Illustrated London News published 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) American inventor and manufacturer. Cover of booklet on the Singer sewing machine
530595 Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) American inventor and manufacturer. Cover of booklet on the Singer sewing machine published New York c.1880

Cars competition on july 22, 1894 between Paris and Rouen, France : Peugeot car (Type 9)
1761323 Cars competition on july 22, 1894 between Paris and Rouen, France : Peugeot car (Type 9); (add.info.: Cars competition on july 22, 1894 between Paris and Rouen)

Cars competition on july 22, 1894 between Paris and Rouen, France : Phaeton Peugeot car : Georges Lemaitre
1761321 Cars competition on july 22, 1894 between Paris and Rouen, France : Phaeton Peugeot car : Georges Lemaitre; (add.info.: Cars competition on july 22, 1894 between Paris and Rouen)

Inventor John Ericsson's Machine, 1884 (engraving)
1574800 Inventor John Ericsson's Machine, 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: Swedish/American inventor John Ericsson's machine, 1883)

Phonograph (gramophone) No date, c. 1900
AIS5364331 Phonograph (gramophone) No date, c. 1900.; © Iberfoto

Sebastien Lenormand (Louis-Sebastien 1757 - 1837) inventor of the parachute - 26 December 1783 he jumps from the tower
PCT4292955 Sebastien Lenormand (Louis-Sebastien 1757 - 1837) inventor of the parachute - 26 December 1783 he jumps from the tower of the observatory of Montpellier (tower of the Babote)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent
3732623 Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin making his first parachute descent)

Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design
3732621 Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Andre-Jacques Garnerin's parachute design)

Flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a clockmaker from Vienna (the ornithoptere, a flying machine built by Jacob Degen)
FLO4576551 Flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a clockmaker from Vienna (the ornithoptere, a flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a kind of helicopter driven by muscular force)

Edison's first electric lamp
NWI4759564 Edison's first electric lamp.; (add.info.: Edison's first electric lamp.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Morse's first telegraph apparatus
NWI4759584 Morse's first telegraph apparatus.; (add.info.: Morse's first telegraph apparatus.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Otis Tufts
3586320 Otis Tufts; (add.info.: Portrait of Otis Tufts (1804-1869) an American machinist and inventor who built printing machines. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

James Watt
3586307 James Watt; (add.info.: Portrait of James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Richard Trevithick
3586051 Richard Trevithick; (add.info.: Portrait of Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) a British inventor and mining engineer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Friedrich Siemens
3586180 Friedrich Siemens; (add.info.: Portrait of Friedrich Siemens (1826-1904) a German entrepreneur and brother of Werner von Siemens. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers
3585988 The Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers; (add.info.: Copperplate engraving of the Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers)

The Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers
3585987 The Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers; (add.info.: Copperplate engraving of the Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers)

The Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers
3585982 The Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers; (add.info.: Copperplate engraving of the Hydrogen Balloon designed by the Montgolfier Brothers)

Wilhelm Eduard Weber
3585801 Wilhelm Eduard Weber; (add.info.: Portrait of Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804-1891) a German physicist and inventor. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Christopher Latham Sholes
3585766 Christopher Latham Sholes; (add.info.: Photograph of Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890) an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, along with Frank Haven Hall, Samuel W

Apparatus for treating horse glanders and William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828)'s reflective goniometer
FLO4591092 Apparatus for treating horse glanders and William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828)'s reflective goniometer, to measure the angles of minute crystals with precision

Iranian 19th Century Brass Compass
5304684 Iranian 19th Century Brass Compass.; (add.info.: Brass Compass. Iranian, 1800-75. The magnetic compass, a Chinese invention, had arrived in the Middle East by the 13th century)

Emperor of China: Portrait of Fou Hi Che (Fou-Hi-Che or Fuxi, Fu Hsi or Fu-Hsi)
BEN5468473 Emperor of China: Portrait of Fou Hi Che (Fou-Hi-Che or Fuxi, Fu Hsi or Fu-Hsi), inventor of the eight trigrams of Yi Jing, at the origin of calligraphy. Painting, 1685

Presentation of the procedure for using the suit or scuba diving device (underwater)
MMM5467362 Presentation of the procedure for using the suit or scuba diving device (underwater) (a type of tube in which a person can lie down but maintain freedom of movement of his arms)

Presentation of the procedure for using the suit or scuba diving device (underwater)
MMM5467344 Presentation of the procedure for using the suit or scuba diving device (underwater) (a type of tube in which a person can lie down but maintain freedom of movement of his arms)

The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat
5616358 The Weser workmen destroying Papin's steamboat; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Weser workmen destroying Denis Papin's steamboat)

Unicycle invented by Langmaak and Strief
5616640 Unicycle invented by Langmaak and Strief; (add.info.: Unicycle invented by Langmaak and Strief; San Francisco, USA 1893. 01/01/1893); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Self-Acting Mule, 1862
7125206 The Self-Acting Mule, 1862; (add.info.: The Self-Acting Mule, one of the most important inventions in the textile industry of the 19th century as human assistance was not required)

Lavoisier's apparatus for the analysis of the air, 1864
7125170 Lavoisier's apparatus for the analysis of the air, 1864; (add.info.: Lavoisier's apparatus for the analysis of the air)

A compund rotary washing machine with rollers for wringing or mangling, 1862
7125117 A compund rotary washing machine with rollers for wringing or mangling, 1862; (add.info.: A compund rotary washing machine with rollers for wringing or mangling, designed by Richard Lansdale)

Self-acting and double-geared radial drilling and boring machine, 1862
7125113 Self-acting and double-geared radial drilling and boring machine, 1862; (add.info.: Self-acting and double-geared radial drilling and boring machine)

A Main's printing machine, 1862
7125112 A Main's printing machine, 1862; (add.info.: A Main's printing machine for bookwork and job printing. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862)

Portraits of Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber
5308541 Portraits of Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber; (add.info.: Portraits of Carl Friedrich Gauss and Wilhelm Eduard Weber. Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855) a German mathematician

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"Invention: A Journey Through Time and Imagination" Step into the whimsical world of William Heath Robinson, a mastermind artist who brought fantastical contraptions to life through his intricate illustrations. From his famous "Heath Robinson automated Dining Room without servants" to the peculiar "Pea Apparatus, " each creation is a testament to human ingenuity and creativity. Innovation knows no bounds, as showcased in Robinson's masterpiece, "Ultra-Marine. " This mind-boggling invention transports us underwater, revealing an enchanting realm where imagination reigns supreme. It reminds us that they are not limited by reality but can transcend it entirely. Travel back in time with the revolutionary Gutenberg printing press of the 1450s. This groundbreaking invention revolutionized communication forever, paving the way for knowledge dissemination on an unprecedented scale. The power of words became accessible to all—a true turning point in history. As we marvel at these extraordinary creations, let us not forget those that were met with skepticism or rejection. Like "Rejected by the inventions board, " which serves as a reminder that even geniuses face setbacks along their journey towards progress. Sometimes it takes persistence and unwavering belief for brilliance to be recognized. The first Ferris wheel at Chicago World's Fair in 1893 stands tall as a symbol of innovation and entertainment. Its towering structure offered breathtaking views while captivating hearts worldwide—an iconic invention that continues to inspire awe today. Transportation leaps forward with Crewe Station's grand opening on July 4th, 1837—the birthplace of railway travel excellence. This engineering feat connected people like never before, shrinking distances and fostering new opportunities across nations—a testament to mankind's ability to conquer vast landscapes through sheer determination. From ancient times comes the arquebusse—its use marking a pivotal moment in warfare technology during the 16th century.