Patent Collection

Trevithick Locomotive of 1804
Engraving shows incomplete drawing of Cornish inventor and engineer Richard Trevithick steam locomotive with which he successfully hauled 25 tons of cargo and 36 passengers at Pen y Darren, Wales

Water Wheel At Hama
circa 1920: One of the worlds largest water wheels at Hama in Syria which has been running continuously for 900 years. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Phonautograph (c. 1860) by Scott and KAonig, published in 1880
Phonautograph (c. 1860) by Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville (French printer and bookseller, 1817 - 1879) and Rudolph Koenig (German acoustician, 1832 - 1901)

Rocket By Stephenson
circa 1900: Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson. In October 1829 the machine won the prize for best locomotive in a contest of steam engines at Rainhill

Phonautograph by Koenig
Antique illustration of a Phonautograph by Koenig

Fire Engine Advert
An advert for Hollys patent rotary steam fire engine circa 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Health Shop
circa 1930: A shop selling, Hygienic Rubber Goods has its windows full of advertisements for patent medicines and medical appliances. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Forties Shoes
circa 1945: Patent leather ladies shoes with snakeskin trim, left, and plaited leather, right. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Electric Car
American inventor and physicist Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) with his first electric car, the Edison Baker. He is holding one of the batteries used to power the vehicle

American Locomotive
circa 1860: The De Witt Clinton locomotive of 1831 - the first American locomotive. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Cultivator
6th October 1932: The Cultivator, an invention by Mr Fishleigh, demonstrates its ability to remove weeds and prepare the soil for sowing at the Duke of Connaughts Estate at Bagshot, Surrey

Monorail
May 1907: A demonstration of a model of the Brennan Mono Rail. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Replica Of Rocket
21st April 1913: A replica of the steam locomotive Stephensons Rocket, designed by English railway engineer Robert Stephenson, on display at Crewe for a visit by King George V and Queen Mary

Electrical Exhibition
7th October 1908: An electric iron, kettle, curling tongs and shaving pot on display at The Electrical Exhibition, Manchester. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Sashalite System
circa 1930: A hand operating the Sashalite system, an early type of flashbulb invented by British photographer Alex Sasha Stewart. A reflector spreads the light produced by the bulb

Steam Hammer
James Naysmiths invention, the steam hammer, in operation at an iron foundry. Original Artwork: From a painting by Naysmith himself. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Airship Ascends
24th September 1852: The ascent of French engineer and inventor Henri Giffauds first steam airship. Collection of the Musee de l Aeromautique (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Three-In-One
A combined car, boat and aeroplane. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

High Heels
circa 1920: A pair of black patent high heeled shoes, with white straps and heels. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

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