Patent Greeting Cards

Text on the reverse side: The first mention of an easel was recorded in the first century CE. Pliny the Elder, Roman author and natural philosopher...

Text on the reverse side: The name of the Star Wars four-legged combat walker stands for - All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT). Used by the groun...

Text on the reverse side: The Star Wars starfighter, commonly referred to as the B-wing, was a heavily armed Rebel Alliance single-pilot starfighte...

Text on the reverse side: A deep sense of well-being is established through the activity of working with plants as we consciously become aware of t...

Text on the reverse side: Louis Vuitton, after an apprenticeship in Paris, opened his own box-making workshop in 1854. The iconic monogram canvas w...

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: Early cameras filmed at sixteen frames per second, which by today’s standards is incredibly slow. Modern 35mm cameras fi...

Text on the reverse side: The stereotypical image of a movie director on location, usually includes the lightweight folding chair, and hence often ...

Text on the reverse side: The term "watering pot" was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1580. Early versions were made of copper, ...

Text on the reverse side: A single lens microscope was invented in the 1660s by Antony van Leeuwenhoek which was capable of magnifying an object up...

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: 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: The exact middle of a piano keyboard is not middle C, but is actually the space between E and F above middle C. The impre...

Text on the reverse side: The modern violin has been around for around 500 years, which is said to have been designed in the 1500’s by Andrea Amati...

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: A buoy is a floating device that serve various purposes. It can be anchored at a location to guide or to warn mariners. I...

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: Une bouée est un dispositif flottant qui sert à diverses fins. Il peut être ancré à un endroit pour guider ou avertir le...

Text on the reverse side: La société allemande Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH (MMG) a produit en 2006 la plus grande hélice de navire au monde, ave...

Text on the reverse side: Les ancres anciennes étaient très simples, constituées de pierres ou de rondins de bois, qui permettaient de fixer le na...

Text on the reverse side: Le plus ancien globe terrestre encore existant a été réalisé en 1492 par Martin Behaim (1459-1537).

Text on the reverse side: La voile est l’une des disciplines olympiques les plus anciennes. Elle fait partie des jeux depuis 1896 et la Grande-Bre...

Text on the reverse side: Thomas Kisbee, un officier de la marine britannique, a inventé la bouée de sauvetage moderne en forme d'anneau. Il était...

Text on the reverse side: Considered a founder of American modernist design, George Nelson (1908-186) was an American industrial designer, who beli...

Text on the reverse side: Charles Eames (1907-1978), American industrial designer, working with his partner Bernice Eames (1912-1988), contributed ...

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 ...

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: 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, “...