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Explore the past with a captivating virtual antique shop, filled with early versions of everyday items used by our ancestors. From the early days of lawnmowers to coffee makers and toasters, prepare to have your mind blown by witnessing how far some of these inventions have come, thanks to decades of innovation.
1. “This Electric Toaster From 1920”
2. “The First Lawn Mower, 1916”
3. “Housewife Doing Laundry Using The First Electric Washing Machine – Eatonville WA (C. 1910)”
4. “Pedal Roller Skates, 1910”
5. “The IBM 305 RAMAC, The First Computer With A Hard Drive: $10,000 Per Megabyte”
6. “Michaux-Perreaux Steam-Vélocipède, 1869. It Is One Of Three Motorcycles Claimed To Be The First Motorcycle”
7. “Electric Kettle, Designed By Peter Behrens. AEG, Berlin, 1909”
8. “One Of The First Osborne 1 Laptops, 1981”
9. “The First Computer Mouse (1964), Invented By Douglas Engelbart”
10. “The 10-Pound Headphones”
11. “Hair Dryer (1920). The New Dryers Were Often Heavy, Weighing In At Approximately 2 Pounds (0.9 Kg), And Were Difficult To Use”
12. “The First Mass-Produced TV Set And Was Sold In 1946 And 1947”
13. “The Marchant Calculating Machine Company Was Founded In 1911 By Rodney And Alfred Marchant In Oakland, California”
14. “Elias Howe’s First Sewing Machine, 1860”
15. “James King Invented And Patented The First Washing Machine Using A Rotating Drum. The Drum Partially Filled With Water”
16. “The First Refrigerator To See Widespread Use Was The General Electric ‘Monitor-Top’ Refrigerator Introduced In 1927”
17. “A Classic Emerson Transistor Radio, 1958”
18. “Gorgeous New Addition To The Collection. A 1950 Zenith ‘Lazy Bones’, The First TV Remote Control – 17″ Cord And All”
19. “On June 6, 1882, Henry W. Seely Of New York City Patented The Electric Iron, At The Time Called An Electric Flatiron”
20. “Booth’s Original Red Trolley British Vacuum Cleaner, 1905”
21. “In 1947, Raytheon Released The ‘Radarange’ – The First Commercial Microwave Oven”
22. “An Actor Portraying Alexander Graham Bell Speaking Into An Early Model Of The Telephone For A 1926 Promotional Film By The American Telephone And Telegraph Company”
23. “Emile Berliner, With The Model Of The First Phonograph Machine Which He Invented”
24. “The First Video Recorder Was Invented By Charles Ginsberg”
25. “The Brown Box Was The Prototype For The Commercial ‘Odyssey’ Home Video Game Console”
26. “Experimenters Taking An X-Ray With An Early Crookes Tube Apparatus, From The Late 1800s”
27. “The Patent Model For Daniel Hess’s Carpet Sweeper Displayed At The Museum Of Clean In Pocatello, Idaho. The Only Known Model In Existence”
28. “Electric Waffle Iron, Ca. 1940”
29. “Electric Blender”
30. “The First ATM To Go Live On The Network”
31. “Electric Coffee Maker, Tray, Sugar And Creamer, Ca. 1940-1946”
32. “The Boston Toaster Circa 1909”
33. “Electric Mixer, 1950”
34. “Electric Fan”
35. “Pop-Up Electric Toaster, 1939”
