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Pinball Machine History
In 1871, Montegue Redgrave a british inventor was granted a U.S. Patent for improvements to the game: Bagatelle. What was once an unweildy looking game using a table and large balls, had now been...
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The Development of the Typewriter
Sholes & Gidden Typewriter John Gutenberg, a name that will go down in history, for he invented the printing press using a loose tile system in the mid 15th century. The exact date is unknown, but...
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Man’s Early Steps: Hieroglyphs… Writing… The Alphabet…
Early Man – Cave Painting When we look around to-day, at how things are, and how much our daily lives rely on the art of writing. We have to wonder how difficult it must have been in those early times,...
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Printing Press History: Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg Early inventions in Europe, led to the start of a new era, which would see early experiments involving the transferring of calligraphy styled text placed upon wooden blocks in...
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History of Flight and into Space…
When we look back at the history of flight from the beginning of time so to speak, it is amazing how far we have travelled… We have learnt to fly in the sky like birds have done so for centuries. We...
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Printing Press History: Augustus Applegath
Applegath & Cowper Printing Press Augustus Applegath was born on the 17th June 1788 in the Parish of Stepney in East London. His father was a sea captain, who worked for the East India Company....
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Joseph Bazalgette: London’s Sewerage System
Joseph Bazalgette (1819-1891) Joseph William Bazalgette was born on the 28th March 1819, in Clay Hill, Enfield, London, to parents Joseph Bazalgette a retired Royal Navy captain and Theresa Philo nee...
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Printing Typefaces: John Baskerville
John Baskerville (1706-1775) John Baskerville was born on the 28th January 1706 in Wolverley, Worcestershire, England. From an early age, he loved to see beautiful lettering in written works, this...
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One Man’s Dream: Orville Gibson
Gibson Les Paul’s Guitar’s One man’s dream became a reality and changed the sound of music … that man was Orville Gibson. For Orville created a family of guitars and mandolins, which future craftsmen...
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Tea: England’s Favourite Brew
Tea, the Englishman’s favourite morning brew was discovered by the Emperor of China in 2737BC, and was drunk because of its herbal medicinal qualities. In the Western Zhou Dynasty it was used as a...
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