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Text on the reverse side: With the absence of gears, old fashioned bikes relied on having bigger wheels to propel a bigger push from the pedals for...

Text on the reverse side: The first record player was commercially released to the masses back in 1895. The 60s and 70s became the golden age of vi...

Text on the reverse side: The English inventor Henry Mill had patented a similar machine long ago in 1714, which never seems to have gone into prod...

Text on the reverse side: The first digital camera was developed by Kodak in 1975. It was dropped due to fears that it would threaten their photogr...

Text on the reverse side: Coffee is the second most traded product in the world after petroleum. The Grand Café, in Oxford, is the site where Engla...

Text on the reverse side: The first fountain pen with a built in reservoir was produced in 1844. The first nibs were made of gold alloys. They were...

Text on the reverse side: The first motion pictures were introduced back in the late 1800s, although it usually consisted of a single scene that la...

Text on the reverse side: The first American steam locomotive was originally imported from England in 1830, and it was not until later that year th...

Text on the reverse side: With railroads in North America wanting to run trains at night, the first recorded solution before electric headlights, w...

Text on the reverse side: The record for the most number of people (3,083 people) knitting together took place in September 2012 at the Royal Alber...

Text on the reverse side: The earliest written record describing a palette is by the Dukes of Burgundy in the late 1460s as 'trenchers of wood for ...

Text on the reverse side: The Star Wars astromech droid, often referred to as R2, served several masters over his lifetime. With independence and a...

Text on the reverse side: In the 19th century, pocket watches dominated the industry, and the wristwatch primarily were made for women who did not ...

Text on the reverse side: Although digging the soil is a labour intensive part of gardening, it is an essential preparation filled with benefits fo...

Text on the reverse side: The world’s largest camera was built in 1899, commissioned by Chicago & Alton Railway, to take the largest photograph...

Text on the reverse side: The oldest surviving terrestrial globe was made in 1492 by Martin Behaim (1459–1537). A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pe...

Text on the reverse side: The first stethoscope was invented in 1816 by French doctor René Laënnec. Prior to this invention, physicians would carry...

Text on the reverse side: Although today, linen, wool, silk and cotton yarns are mostly used, early sewers used thread made from leather thongs, gu...

Text on the reverse side: Isaac Merritt Singer came from humble beginnings. Working in a machine-shop in Boston in 1851, he was given a sewing mach...

Text on the reverse side: A dress form is a model of the torso used for fitting clothing in the process of it being designed or sewed. Some call th...

Text on the reverse side: First established in 1903, Harley-Davidson created their first motorcycle in a humble ten by fifteen wooden shed. Their v...

Text on the reverse side: Early tea bags were hand-sewn fabric bags, with patents dating as early as 1903 with their first commercial appearance ar...

Text on the reverse side: Blank audio cassettes saw record sales in 1996 of over 2 billion. Although there are no precise figures, it is estimated ...

Text on the reverse side: The most expensive guitar sold for $2.8million at an auction to raise money for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthqua...

Text on the reverse side: First models of bicycles were called velocipedes, which were created in France, but its modern design was born in England...

Text on the reverse side: ames Bond originally used a Beretta 418. When a fan of the novels who was a small arms expert pointed out that it was a l...

Text on the reverse side: The Smith & Wesson Company was founded in Norwich, Connecticut in 1852. Later in 1899, the company introduced its mos...

Text on the reverse side: The scalpel, a knife used for surgery and anatomical dissection, was made for cutting through tissue. The blade is made o...

Text on the reverse side: The name, revolver, comes from the revolving chambers for bullets in the firearm. Although they were referred to as revol...

Text on the reverse side: This invention enables the support of a funnel to in conjunction with one or several receptacles, such as test tubes or t...

Text on the reverse side: William Mason(1837-1913) was a pattern maker, engineer and inventor. Whilst working for Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufactu...

Text on the reverse side: In the past, even the most prestigious people would only wash when resources and time allowed. The first bathtub appeared...

Text on the reverse side: The earliest syringes were made out of brass and rubber in the 17th century. In 1906, Becton, Dickinson, and Co. (BD) bec...

Text on the reverse side: Condensation happens where the moisture in the air is converted from its gaseous water form to a liquid form. As describe...

Text on the reverse side: There are many place names that end with “sex” (eg. Middlesex, Essex and Sussex.) This comes from the Old English word, “...

Text on the reverse side: Samuel Colt (1814-1862) was an American inventor and businessman. He is also noted as a pioneer of advertising in his suc...