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Patent of coffee brewing apparatus (1967) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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 England’s first coffeehouse was established in 1652. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia ...
Patent of horse training apparatus (1942) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Show jumping began on July 28, 1868. At the inaugural Dublin Horse Show, where the competition went on for four days, the sport was then known as Lepping. Horses would negotiate the High Leap, the Wide Leap and the Stone Wall. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent...
Patent of cycle support (1928) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: First established in 1903, Harley-Davidson created their first motorcycle in a humble ten by fifteen wooden shed. Their vision was to create motorised bicycles of perfect manoeuvrability and unmatched speed. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified pape...
Patent of caddy (1905) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Until the 1890s, there were no golf bags, and caddies simply tied a strap around the clubs. The word, caddy is derived from the French word “cadet” which refers to the captains that served in the French Army during the 15th century. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearl...
Patent of type writing machine (1889) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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 production. The QWERTY keyboard was introduced in 1873, putting common letter pairs far apart to minimise the possibility of keys jamming and improve typi...
Patent of toy train (1886) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Made of lead, early toy trains had no moving parts with only some made with wheels that would actually turn. From around 1875 onwards, with better materials and manufacturing and technology improved, there was a surge in demand for toy train enthusiasts. A6 size (148mm...
Patent of spoon (1895) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Ancient civilisations made spoons from materials including wood, bone, rock, gold, silver and ivory. Today, stainless steel is the most common material used. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the...
Patent of tea bags (1934) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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 around 1904. Traditional English Afternoon Tea is usually served from 3pm to 6pm, after which it is known as High Tea upon which more substantial food i...
Patent of harp (1899) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: First depicted on the sides of ancient Egyptian tombs and in Mesopotamian culture, the harp is one of the oldest instruments in the world, dating back to around 3000 B.C. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivi...
Patent of headphone (1966) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Headphones were introduced in the 70s for home-listening of records, weighing 1 to 2 kg. When Sony released the Walkman, the demand rose for portable headphones which for many, also act as an important fashion statement. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-c...
Patent of piano construction (1950) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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 impressively intricate instrument has over 12,000 parts of which 10,000 are moving parts. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper ...
Patent of saxophone (1936) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The instrument has been used successfully in symphonic music such as Bizet, Massenet, and Berlioz. Today the saxophone is synonymous to jazz music. When first introduced, the clarinet was much more popular amongst jazz musicians who resisted the saxophone for a time. A...
Patent of violin (1921) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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. The modern violins have a complex structure, made using over seventy different pieces of wood that are put together. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxur...
Patent of shaving brush (1924) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Brushes can be made using badger, boar, or horse hair. Material of the handles include plastic, wood, porcelain, ivory, tortoiseshell, crystal, silver and gold. It is an item of status and an expression of individuality. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-c...
Patent of toy building brick (1961) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: If all the LEGO bricks sold in a year were lined up end to end, it would reach over 5 times around the globe. The word “Lego” dervies from the first two letters of the Danish words “Leg” and “Godt”. The meaning is “play well.” A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent...
Patent of automobile (1964) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The Porsche 911 is undoubtedly one of the most iconic names in motoring, yet this name was initially set to be called the Porsche 901 - it was stopped by Peugeot whose traditional nomenclature is number-0-number (like the 205). A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescen...
Patent of buoy (1897) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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. It can serve to mark positions of submerged objects as well as indicating where to moor vessels instead of anchoring. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury ...
Patent of audio cassette (1974) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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 that around 30 billion cassette tapes have been made to date. If the cassette shells were placed end-to-end, they could stretch from the earth to the ...
Patent of sound and picture mechanism (1950) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: On board the Voyager, currently nearly 12 billion miles away from earth, are two of the most famous records in the universe. The Golden Records feature musical selections from different cultures and eras, as well as spoken greetings in fifty-five languages. A6 size (14...
Patent of guitar (1955) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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 earthquake. It featured signatures including Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend, Paul McCartney, Sting and Bryan ...
Patent of bicycle brake arrangement (1973) (Pack of 8 cards)
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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. Today over 100 million bicycles are manufactured annually. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London s...
Patent of airplane (1981) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The largest passenger plane is the Airbus A380, which is a double-decker four-engine jetliner. Making its first flight on 27th April 2005, the plane is made of approximately 4 million parts. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our...
Patent of bottle (1906) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Archaeologists have found glass bottles dating as far early as 1400 BC by the Egyptians. Glass can be recycled indefinitely without losing its quality. Recycled glass requires lower heating temperature than glass from raw materials, and so requires forty percent less ene...
Patent of beer pump (1886) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The oldest brewery is believed to be Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany, where their licensing history goes back to 1040 AD. They have continued brewing ever since. There is also evidence of a hop garden located on the land, which may take the date as far back as 768 AD....
Patent of cocktail shaker (1937) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: An innkeeper in the mid 19thC, whilst using two containers to pour drinks back and forth, noticed the mouth of one container being smaller than the other. He proceeded to hold the them together, then shaking them "for a bit of a show". With several patent developments si...
Patent of cork extractor (1930) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: Wine was stored in jugs, oil cloth and pieces of woods used instead of corks as we know today. In the 17th century it became more common to have corks in bottles, resulting in the need for an efficient cork extractor. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-cert...
Patent of corkscrew (1898) (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: The first patented corkscrew in England was by Samuel Henshaw in 1795. However, earlier designs of a corkscrew was based on a tool called a gun worm, used to remove an unfired bullet from a musket's barrel. Since many manufacturers in the 19th century made gun worms, the...