1. Elevator — 2023-12-30 12:44:08

   …ed by over 1 million people! == Teagle == {{Image url="TeagleLift.jpg" class="left" title="Teagle Lift" width="450" }} Next came the “Teagle”, a steam driven lift, which was built by two architects in 1835. English architects Stutt and Fro…

2. Modern Farming — 2023-10-09 23:44:30

   …bar), which gathered soil and evenly deposited it over the seeds. The machine, horse or ox drawn would then move to the next position and seed again. {{Image url="SeedInDrills.jpg" class="left" title="Seed In Drills" width="300" }} Jethro Tull …

3. Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36

   …_Trevithick.jpg" class="left" width="125" title="Richard Trevithick 1771 - 1833 born in the village of Illogan"}} The next improvement in efficiency came in [[Cornwall]] with Richard Trevithick's use of high pressure steam. Trevithick built s…

4. Telephone — 2023-09-23 15:57:07

   …ently heard the sound of a plucked reed * coming over the telegraph wire. Watson had been tuning the metal reeds in the next room. Bell drew up a plan for the telephone and they continued to experiment. The next day he transmitted the famous wo…
   …efore Bell. Because Bell had the patent, he had the right to be the only one to produce telephones in the U.S. for the next 19 years. The unit used to measure the intensity of a sound, the **'decibel'** is named after Alexander Graham Bell. =…

5. Electric Motor — 2023-09-23 15:52:02

   …ted his homopolar motor in 1821, physicists were excited to make the electric motor a useful, stronger device. Over the next few years several inventors made magnetic rotating devices including Rev. William Ritchie. In 1830, Sturgeon produced …
   …ection was the clever bit. By flipping the current Sturgeon could make the current reverse every time the wheel met the next magnet. That meant the wheel would keep rotating in the //same// direction for as long as the current keeps flowing. …

6. Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46

   …Lea" width="270" }} **Lea and Perrins** decided to advertise. The product became so popular that they took the premises next door to have the room to manufacture the large quantities required. One of their promotional activities was to arrange…

7. Christmas Cracker — 2021-08-12 20:39:19

   …wo people pulled it apart with cracking sound. By 1900 the company were producing 13 million crackers a year. Over the next few years his idea evolved and grew and he moved from his original premises in Clerkenwell, East [[London]], [[England]…

8. Sewing Machine — 2021-08-11 11:41:32

   …the material and a forked rod carried the thread through the hole, where it would be hooked underneath and moved to the next stitching place. The cycle would then be repeated, so locking the stitch. /* By the time of this discovery others, lik…
   …ted with the patent. He proved it worked. He then booked space at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia right next to the Howe exhibit. Thus visitors to the celebration were confronted with a gigantic Howe display with the words "Elia…
   …s Howe, inventor of the sewing machine 1846" emblazoned across the façade. Next to it, on a smaller stand, was just one machine that replica and the words Thomas Saint, inventor of the sewing machine…

9. Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47

   …d. The new sport immediately caught on and a special track, complete with banked curves, made of ice, was constructed next to the road in 1902. The sport started as a leisure activity for the rich young daredevils of Europe who gathered for …

10. Underwater Tunnel — 2020-10-11 23:44:16

    … soft earth under its own weight! Crowds came everyday to see the shaft disappearing into the ground. The shaft is now next to the Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe village. {{Image url="ThamesTunnelOpen.jpg" class="right" title="The 'Eighth wonder…

11. Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10

    …ndsor Castle''' and the British Vacuum Cleaner Company earned the Royal Warrant of Appointment to His Majesty. Booth's next successful demonstration of the mobile cleaner was held at the '''Royal Mint'''. On the way back to headquarters a Poli…

12. Hydraulics — 2020-08-17 13:24:35

    …:: == Hydraulic Crane == {{Image url="WilliamArmstrong.jpg" class="right" title="William Armstrong" width="200" }} The next big step for hydraulics was provided by **[[Hydroelectric_Power| William George Armstrong]]** who in 1845 set in motion…

13. Christmas Traditions — 2019-12-27 02:21:30

    …m of hanging a stocking on the hearth or bed post on Christmas Eve in the hope that it will be filled with presents the next morning started about 400 years ago in Holland where children placed clogs next to the hearth. In Britain stockings wer…

14. Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25

    …d Elliot, to cover the costs. His employer saw potential in what Hornby was doing and offered him some vacant premises next to the office where he worked to pursue his ideas. With this move, Elliot and Hornby became partners. ::c:: == Into Pr…

15. Beatrix Potter — 2016-07-23 14:22:52

    …tershire]]. Caroline told Beatrix the curious tale of a local tailor. Beatrix requested that they visit Gloucester the next day. == The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin == {{Image url="BeatrixBluePlaque.jpg" class="right" title="Beatrix Blue Plaque…

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