Unusual Photos.

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Steam automobile design circa 1845

 

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All-terrain car
This all-terrain car can descend slopes up to 65 degrees; England, 1936.

 

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Radio stroller
Stroller equipped with a radio, including antenna and loudspeaker, to keep the baby quiet; USA, 1921.

 

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Ice sailboat
In the 17th century, it was so cold that meteorologists spoke of a Little Ice Age. The ice sailboat addressed the challenge of transporting goods over frozen lakes and rivers. Designed by A. Terrier, January 17, 1600

 

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Wetlands windmill
A windmill for draining wetlands, lightweight enough to function in marshy areas. It was designed by C.D. Muys in 1589 but was never built.

 

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Bulletproof glass
Demonstration by NYPD’s finest shooter, 1931

 

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Clap skate
In 1936, inventor R. Handl came up with the movable heel plate, but it wasn’t until 1996 that this concept revolutionized skating.

 

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Extensible caravan
Built by an unknown French engineer in 1934.

 

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Piano for the bedridden
Piano especially designed for people confined to bedrest; Great Britain, 1935

 

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Loetafoon
A turntable linked to a film projector. It comes with single, dual and triple turntable. Designed by F.B.A. Prinsen, 1929

 

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Hearing light for the blind
1912

 

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Early GPS
Yesteryear’s TomTom, a rolling key map that passes through the screen in a tempo determined by the speed of the car; 1932

 

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Folding bridge for emergencies
The emergency bridge can easily be transported on a handcart; invented by L. Deth. The Netherlands, 1926

 

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Booted rubber boat
Drawing of a ‘pneumatic sports- fish and hunt boat,’ an inflatable boat for one person with boots attached; The Netherlands, 1915

 

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Faxed newspaper
In 1938, the world’s first wireless newspaper was sent from WOR radio station in New York City. In this photo, children are reading the children’s page of a Missouri paper.

 

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Revolver camera
A Colt 38 carrying a small camera that automatically takes a picture when you pull the trigger. At the left: six pictures taken by the camera. New York, 1938.

 

A PAIR OF STRAW BOYS
In Ireland, the presence of "straw boys" (men who would wear straw hats over their faces) at a wedding is said to bring good luck and health to the newlyweds.

 

Ghostbusters

 

Pure - Orange Juice

 

Dietry assistance