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Hundreds of 19th- and 20th-century curiosities and contraptions are
catalogued in this amusing assembly of more than 1,000 images. The
days from the first Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851 to the
post-WWII Festival of Britain saw rapid technological advancement
throughout the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and countless numbers
of products, from the ingenious to the idiotic, appeared on the
market. Twenty-two sections divided into time- and money-saving
devices, kitchen utensils, gadgets for ladies and gentlemen,
trains, bikes, autos, and many more, recall these bygone products.
Some, like the moustache spoon, clearly served a need amid polite
Victorian society. However, less scrupulous merchants also hawked
gizmos like the nose shaper and the asthma-curing necklace. Marvel
at the multitude of devices humankind has conceived, some of which
could be considered forerunners of modern-day conveniences like
smartphones and computers.
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