- Toilet — 2023-09-08 09:57:11
…s installation went on to produce a revenue of £1000 a year. Jennings was awarded a gold medal for this pioneering and essential work, when by the 1890s he had enriched public thoroughfares all over Britain. His firm's catalogue of 1895 listed 36 t…
- Saline Drip — 2021-08-12 20:46:29
…ved millions from ill health or even death by dehydration. It is deservedly on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. {{Tag ids="Saline drip cholera essential medicines"}} …
- Baking Powder — 2021-08-12 20:27:52
…ind a simple raising agent for making bread and pastries without the need for yeast. This formula for baking powder is essentially the same as is used in modern baking powders today. {{Image url="AlfredBirdPlaque.jpg" class="left" title="Alfred Bir…
- Marmalade — 2021-08-08 18:49:30
…r Louisa May Alcott visited Britain in the 1800s, she described "a choice pot of marmalade and a slice of cold ham" as "essentials of English table comfort". == History == The recipe book of Madam Eliza Cholmondeley, dated around **1677** and held …
- Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10
…hoses were strung in through the windows attached to a hollow container where the dirt was collected. The 'suction' was essentially similar to the 'suction' of an air compressor. Little more than surface dirt and dust were removed. == 1903 by Royal…