Inventions Collection (page 3)

Inventor of the Gyroscopic monorail system Louis Brennan gave a demonstration of the capabilities of the rail of the future at the grounds of the Torpedo Factory at Gillingham, near Chatham

British Secret Weapons to Surprise the Boche
Military invention by William Heath Robinson to surprise the enemy. Jumping tanks, Boche-grabbers composed of expanding and retracting claws of great size and strength. Date: 1940

GRINDELL MATTHEWS - British inventor, almost certainly a charlatan though some of his inventions seemed to work : best known for his death ray of 1924, never demonstrated. Date: 1880 - 1941

Walkway and the German Pavilion, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 (b/w photo)
660933 Walkway and the German Pavilion, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim - portrait standing
3919255 Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim - portrait standing by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); (add.info.: Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim - portrait standing)

Le docteur Ure galvanisant le corps de l assassin Clydsdale (engraving)
5992779 Le docteur Ure galvanisant le corps de l assassin Clydsdale (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Woman working at early typewriter, 1872 (engraving)
3245425 Woman working at early typewriter, 1872 (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Humphry Davy with Davy safety lamp for miners, invented in 1815 (hand-coloured wood engraving)
3245397 Humphry Davy with Davy safety lamp for miners, invented in 1815 (hand-coloured wood engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French history: ascent of a Montgolfier hot air balloon, 1876 (engraving)
3793743 French history: ascent of a Montgolfier hot air balloon, 1876 (engraving); (add.info.: French history: ascent of a Montgolfier hot air balloon)

Guglielmo Marconi
3782434 Guglielmo Marconi by Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936); (add.info.: Guglielmo Marconi by Gilbert Keith Chesterton)

WWI single-seat biplane
Airforce, Airplanes, Aviation, Biplane, Cockpit, Colour Image, Fighter Aircraft, First World War, Flying, Fuselage, Horizontal, Illustration, Inventions, Military, Nobody, Propellers

Cotton weaving shed (b / w photo)
3652707 Cotton weaving shed (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cotton weaving shed)

The switch-board that regulates the electric current (b / w photo)
3652700 The switch-board that regulates the electric current (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The switch-board that regulates the electric current)

The worlds greatest waterfall harnessed to supply electricity (b / w photo)
3652695 The worlds greatest waterfall harnessed to supply electricity (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marine steam turbine (b / w photo)
3652690 Marine steam turbine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marine steam turbine)

The Leeds automatic telephone exchange (b / w photo)
3652677 The Leeds automatic telephone exchange (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Leeds automatic telephone exchange)

Apparatus employed in the manufacture and purification of coal gas (litho)
3643740 Apparatus employed in the manufacture and purification of coal gas (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

George Stephenson moulding an engine (colour litho)
3643733 George Stephenson moulding an engine (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Stephenson moulding an engine)

A Tablet-Holder (engraving)
3641333 A Tablet-Holder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tablet-Holder. Illustration for Cassells Family Magazine (Cassell)

Balloon ascent from Crystal Palace (litho)
3643741 Balloon ascent from Crystal Palace (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balloon ascent from Crystal Palace)

A modern railway station (colour litho)
3643734 A modern railway station (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A modern railway station)

The Death of Archimedes (oil on panel)
3900206 The Death of Archimedes (oil on panel) by Vaccaro, Domenico Antonio (1678-1745); 19.7x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes of Syracuse (c.aE287 - c.aE212 BC)

EDISONs ingenuity as seen by George du Maurier
3525382 EDISONs ingenuity as seen by George du Maurier. by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: EDISONs ingenuity as seen by George du Maurier.); Universal History Archive/UIG; English

EDISONs ingenuity as seen by George du Maurier
3525380 EDISONs ingenuity as seen by George du Maurier. by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: EDISONs ingenuity as seen by George du Maurier.); Universal History Archive/UIG; English

Thomas Edison (chromolitho)
5198594 Thomas Edison (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Edison. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Forage d un puits instantane (engraving)
5993297 Forage d un puits instantane (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forage d un puits instantane)

Joie des Arabes a la vue du jaillissement de l eau du puits artesien de Sidi-Rached (engraving)
5993296 Joie des Arabes a la vue du jaillissement de l eau du puits artesien de Sidi-Rached (engraving) by European School

Modeles d objets d eglise en aluminium, fabriques par M Paul Morin (engraving)
5993264 Modeles d objets d eglise en aluminium, fabriques par M Paul Morin (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modeles d objets d eglise en aluminium)

Cerbotane ou bombarde italienne du XIVe siecle (engraving)
5993241 Cerbotane ou bombarde italienne du XIVe siecle (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cerbotane ou bombarde italienne du XIVe siecle)

Le sultan du Maroc Abou-Yousouf emploie la poudre a canon pour lancer des graviers de fer, au siege de Sidjilmesa
5993232 Le sultan du Maroc Abou-Yousouf emploie la poudre a canon pour lancer des graviers de fer, au siege de Sidjilmesa, en 1273 (engraving) by European School

Maniere de prendre les epreuves stereoscopiques d objects rapproches (engraving)
5993220 Maniere de prendre les epreuves stereoscopiques d objects rapproches (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Deux dessins stereoscopiques (engraving)
5993219 Deux dessins stereoscopiques (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deux dessins stereoscopiques)

Navire couvert portant le feu gregeois, d apres un manuscrit latin du XIIIe siecle (engraving)
5993215 Navire couvert portant le feu gregeois, d apres un manuscrit latin du XIIIe siecle (engraving) by European School

Chambre solaire de Woodward, ou appareil pour l agrandissement des epreuves photographiques (engraving)
5993209 Chambre solaire de Woodward, ou appareil pour l agrandissement des epreuves photographiques (engraving) by European School

The steamer "Napoleon"crossed the Dardanelles on 1854, towing the "Ville de Paris"(engraving)
5993190 The steamer " Napoleon" crossed the Dardanelles on 1854, towing the " Ville de Paris" (engraving) by European School

Garde-cotes cuirasse le Belier, construit en 1866 (engraving)
5993180 Garde-cotes cuirasse le Belier, construit en 1866 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde-cotes cuirasse le Belier, construit en 1866)

Le vaisseau cuirasse le Marengo, construit en 1865 (engraving)
5993177 Le vaisseau cuirasse le Marengo, construit en 1865 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le vaisseau cuirasse le Marengo, construit en 1865)

Le Rochambeau (engraving)
5993176 Le Rochambeau (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Rochambeau. Illustration for Les Merveilles De La Science ou Description Populaire des)

Le Monitor (engraving)
5993174 Le Monitor (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Monitor. Illustration for Les Merveilles De La Science ou Description Populaire des Inventions)

Le Merrimac, navire blinde americain (engraving)
5993172 Le Merrimac, navire blinde americain (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Merrimac, navire blinde americain)

Le Royal-Sovereign, navire a tourelles, ou monitor de mer, de la marine anglaise, construit en 1862 (engraving)
5993170 Le Royal-Sovereign, navire a tourelles, ou monitor de mer, de la marine anglaise, construit en 1862 (engraving) by European School

Vases antiques decouverts dans la province de la Pouille et dans les environs de Rome (engraving)
5993167 Vases antiques decouverts dans la province de la Pouille et dans les environs de Rome (engraving) by European School

Le Castelfidardo, navire cuirasse de la marine italienne (engraving)
5993162 Le Castelfidardo, navire cuirasse de la marine italienne (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Castelfidardo)

Un miracle fait par le soleil (engraving)
5993142 Un miracle fait par le soleil (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un miracle fait par le soleil)

Aerostat de Lunardi, ascension faite a Londres le 14 septembre 1784 (engraving)
5993125 Aerostat de Lunardi, ascension faite a Londres le 14 septembre 1784 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerostat de Lunardi)

Bataille de Fleurus (engraving)
5993109 Bataille de Fleurus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bataille de Fleurus)

L aerostat le Geant, construit en 1863 (engraving)
5993087 L aerostat le Geant, construit en 1863 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L aerostat le Geant, construit en 1863)

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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.