Mary Evans Patent Office 'Curiosities and Ingenuities' 10294024

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Picture No	10294024
Date	1921
Description	Patent Office 'Curiosities and Ingenuities'
Details	Curiosities and Ingenuities of the Patent Office. Many of the wild and wacky inventions submitted to the Patent Office, including: Fly Flickers, Horn buffers for Cattle, Mosquito-avoiding umbrella, a four-wheeled vehicle 'pushed' by a horse, pinze-nez-style spectacles, a metal bar to prevent brooding hens from sitting, dog whip with handle to contain powder to stop quarrelling mutts and (of course!) manned torpedoes fired from a single operator submersible vessel.
Source	Unattributed illustrations from The Illustrated London News, February 12th, 1921 p197
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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