{"product_id":"bizarre-outlandish-gadgets-doohickeys-used-in-everyday-life-1851-to-1951-9780764351327","title":"Bizarre \u0026 Outlandish Gadgets \u0026 Doohickeys: Used in Everyday Life-1851 to 1951","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Maurice Collins\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHundreds of 19th- and 20th-century curiosities and contraptions are catalogued in this amusing assembly of more than 1,000 images. The days from the first Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851 to the post-WWII Festival of Britain saw rapid technological advancement throughout the United Kingdom and elsewhere, and countless numbers of products, from the ingenious to the idiotic, appeared on the market. Twenty-two sections divided into time- and money-saving devices, kitchen utensils, gadgets for ladies and gentlemen, trains, bikes, autos, and many more, recall these bygone products. Some, like the moustache spoon, clearly served a need amid polite Victorian society. However, less scrupulous merchants also hawked gizmos like the nose shaper and the asthma-curing necklace. Marvel at the multitude of devices humankind has conceived, some of which could be considered forerunners of modern-day conveniences like smartphones and computers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schiffer Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47969445183639,"sku":"9780764351327","price":4558.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780764351327.webp?v=1782921891","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bizarre-outlandish-gadgets-doohickeys-used-in-everyday-life-1851-to-1951-9780764351327","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}