Spectacles designed for reading in bed. England, 1936.
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Electrically Heated Jacket
23 Apr
Electrically heated vest, where power is supplied by electric street contacts. Developed for the American traffic police, 1932.
Folding Bridge for Emergencies
23 Apr
The emergency bridge can easily be transported on a handcart. Invented by L. Deth. The Netherlands, 1926.
Bedchamber Music
23 Apr
Piano particularly designed for those who prefer playing while lying in bed. Great Britain, 1935.
Vintage Winter Activities
23 Apr
Ski-sailing, a new sport invented in Austria, demonstrated in St. Moritz, Switzerland, January 1938.
Lord Northesk on his bobsleigh in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1935.
Sailing on ice.
A team of five men riding a bobsleigh, 1931.
Young skater with safety cushion.
Skating mom pushing a sledge pram on the ice. St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1926.
Indoor skiing. France, 1939.
Sleigh leaving ski-jump. Alexandra Palace, London, England, 1933.
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