The historical period between the First and Second World Wars can be called the time of great losses and uncertainty, as well as the time of the most important discoveries, the dawn of creativity and new ideas!
But while Penicillin, Helicopter and TV got to the treasury of the main developments for mankind, some managed to leave a memory of this time in the most eccentric, ridiculous and even reckless inventions!
1. Reading glasses in bed (1936)
The Hamblin glasses were designed and released for people who liked to read in bed or for those who could not do it sitting. At first glance, everything is very simple - words from the pages were reflected with the help of mirrors, and the reader could safely enjoy reading the book, lying on his back and not straining his neck. I wonder why they did not catch on?
2. Baby carriage with protection from gas attacks (1938)
Alas, but during the Second World War, such wheelchairs in the streets of the cities of Great Britain were not at all a curiosity, but an enforced and necessary safety standard!
3. Bicycle tires for swimming (1925)
This today during the summer holiday period you will find on the shelves of hundreds of varieties of lifebuoys, waistcoats and armlets of all possible shapes and colors. And almost a hundred years ago the company of young people from Germany decided that the bicycle tires wrapped around the body, cope with protection on the water is not worse!
4. Cage-arena for walking children without parents (1937)
Each mother will look at this invention with horror and hope at the same time. True? And how blasphemous it was not at first glance - to put children in a cage, but what can you do when a kid needs outdoor walks, but there is no time for a working mom to do it!
5. Mouthpiece for Two (1955)
Despite the fact that this invention appeared already after the post-war decade, it could not get into the list of the most eccentric! But you will agree - it's so romantic, and the damage from smoking is half as much!
6. Radio Hat (1931)
After the invention of the radio, it would seem - what more could be a step forward? But please, the radio in the straw hat is equipped with a loudspeaker! Strange and funny, is not it? It turns out that it is the progenitor of modern baseball caps with radio and headphones!
7. One-wheeled motorcycle (1931)
It is not clear what motivated the Italian inventor M. Goventosa de Udine - an acute wheel deficit or sporting interest, but the result of his experiments was this vehicle!
8. Ten-wheeled off-road vehicle (1936)
Indeed, but why struggle with off-road and build comfortable routes, if you can take and invent this miracle-vehicle for movement. By the way, this car submits to the slopes even at 65 degrees!
9. Bulletproof glass (1931)
The development, of course, is remarkable and necessary, only the method of testing it leaves much to be desired. In the photo - a New York policeman demonstrates the quality of a new invention on a living person!
10. The camera-revolver (1938)
Flash of such a camera can not kill, but that's how to scare it! And not surprisingly - this camera is a real 38-caliber Colt revolver with a built-in camera that, instead of six shots, makes six shots.
11. Folding bridge (1926)
Was invented in the Netherlands by L. Dezom with the calculation solely for emergency situations. Withstands the bridge weight of 10 people, but it's interesting - carry this cumbersome design must also all 10 people?
12. Board for surfing with a motor (1948)
Then, in the distant 1948 Hollywood inventor Joe Gilpin laughed, and already in our century, in 2011, the Canadian guys applauded standing behind this amazing "innovation" in the history of surfing.
13. Baby carriage with antenna and radio (1921)
It is in our time, mobile phones with soothing melodies and toys, suspended on cots and strollers, entertain and lull the fagots, and almost 100 years ago, advanced American nannies rested in the workplace just like that!
14. A stretching bus-caravan (1934)
This was a real miracle of French engineering, but ... in fact, this invention was only a hassle!
15. Cyclomer or amphibian bicycle (1932)
This amusing vehicle was amused by its appearance of Parisians in 1932. And it is not surprising, because according to the idea, it was possible to ride on it both on land and on water. It is a pity that the photo from water testing did not appear ...
16. Inflatable boat with boots (1915)
The Dutch inventors so wanted to please their anglers and hunters that they decided to even combine these two hobbies into one! As a result, they got such an inflatable boat with attached boots, designed for one person. Interestingly, and the first subject survived?
17. The first GPS-navigator (1932)
Yes, this device is actually a prototype of modern GPS-navigators. According to the idea, the map on the screen had to pass at the same speed with which the car was moving. But, alas, in practice, nobody could find a way through it ...
18. Vehicle with protective mesh for pedestrians (1924)
It seems that the inventors simply did not let the inhabitants of Paris get bored! Just look at the car that drove through the streets in 1924. However, the design of this development was the most humane - attached mesh protected drunk on the road from death.
19. Piano for people confined to bed (1935)
Another invention, created with good intentions in 1935 in the UK. It is a pity that history is silent - this tool was the only one or was introduced into mass production.
20. "Wireless" newspaper (1938)
Yes, who needs the Internet? Just look - in 1938 in Missouri was published the first "wireless" newspaper and the children in the photo read her children's page!
21. Vest with electric heating (1932)
The work of American cops is extremely dangerous, and therefore it is one of the most respected in the country! And the care of the guardians of order was always in the first place - that's how this vest with electric heating. Interestingly, this protective clothing did not kill anyone?
22. Protective plastic cone from snow (1939)
What do I need snow, what's the heat to me, when ... my face protects such a plastic cone? And, apparently, Canadian women of fashion more worried about makeup than for styling ...
23. Wooden swimsuits (1929)
No, this is not a joke! Designers from Washington in the distant 1929 fought over how to make swimming easier and safer and designed these wooden swimming suits. But they look pretty, but again the question arises - none of the subjects drowned?
24. Holder for children (1937)
Family values have always been a priority, and it is not surprising that everything that could unite young parents was encouraged - just like this holder for children while skating! And if injured, then the whole family, or what?
25. Device for creating dimples on the face (1936)
And this unusual device is designed to make sexual dimples on the cheeks in the style of Marlene Dietrich. Interestingly, and the truth works?