Vintage Inventions That Never Caught On

[Monroe]

Some interesting photos of yesterday ... there are 12 pictures. The last picture sort of shows an early "GPS" model from the 1930's ... before satellites! Hope the link works.

Vintage Inventions That Never Caught On

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/vintage-inventions-heard-gallery-1.1771591

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[ZortMcGort11]

Poison Gas resistant baby stroller... gun camera.... they could make a comeback, I'm sure.

Luxury bed piano is basically a keyboard or a computer nowadays.

That straw hat radio is absolutely ridiculous. I guess, for it's time, it might have been handy!

Now, those glasses for declining in bed look comfortable. Only have to move your eyeballs plus prop the book up on your tummy.

Looks like a gust of wind could break that baby stroller with the radio.

My nomination for best invention goes to.... the glasses for reclining in bed!

Edited May 3, 2014 by LostInSpace2012

[Monroe]

I would have to vote for photo # 7 ... the vehicle with 10 wheels and 5 axles ... think how complex that design was back then, all those moving parts ... steering and brakes also. Sort of like a modern day Moon or Mars Rover. You might have thought the military would have had an interest in that machine.

I might also add that the "Straw Hat Radio" combined with a "Tin Foil Hat" might have been what the world was waiting for ... think of the reception !!!

Edited May 3, 2014 by monroe

[TELVM]

^ With a mine roller and some zimmerit added that NBQ stroller would be unstoppable.

[Monroe]

Of course the person (woman) pushing the baby buggy would be gone but the baby would probably be OK for another day!

[vinifera]

the GPS thingy looks very interesting

[ROTS]

Stroller thing has been invented, basically people have these fancy strollers, most rich people have them, but not all people. I have seen super-strollers before.

Keyboard is a bed piano.

Camera tools, have been made.

Radio hat is still around, they have them in stock from 1991. Still popular in Japan.

Centipede car..................................Okay, that is an awesome invention.....and needs be made.

Over-sized caravan. We have buses, that are like that,

Reading glasses for bed, is a cool thing.

Again baby strollers have all kinds of things.

Cars had built in maps before god forsaken GPS devices. GPS maps are suppose to auto-update, but you can program a computer, map,a

and get updates on the fly via the internet, or cell phone.

Edited May 3, 2014 by ROTS

[jaclaz]

Centipede car..................................Okay, that is an awesome invention.....and needs be made.

 

Not really "Centipede", but:

http://www.topgear.com/uk/mercedes-benz/g-class/road-test/6x6-driven

 

jaclaz

[submix8c]

Centipede car? Anyone think "Mars Rover"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_rover

[ROTS]

Well, I was thinking more along the lines of that magical caterpillar ride, when I saw that image, driving over speed bumps, without thinking, no trobble. That might work as well.