Advertising items

On 17th century printed advertising was very common and was written by the merchant himself used to selling goods and services.

AIRPLANES

Clement Ader constructed his first of three flying machines in 1886, the Éole. It was a bat-like design run by a lightweight steam engine of his own invention.

ASHTRAY

As more women began to smoke in the early 1900s, the ashtray went closer to an art form and they were detailed, often very fancy.

clocks

About 1450 the coiled spring was invented and it made possible portable clocks. The first watches were made in 1510.

chairs

The 20th century saw an increasing use of technology in chair construction with such things as all-metal folding chairs, metal-legged chairs, the Slumber Chair and other.

curiosity

In our shop you will find a lot of strange items from different parts of the world and from different era, come to discover our shop.

coffe mACHINES

The first machine for making espresso was built and patented by Angelo Moriondo of Turin at the Turin General Exposition of 1884.

FANS

Between 1882 and 1886 Schuyler Wheeler and It was marketed by the firm Crocker & Curtis electric motor company.

FRIdge

In 1913, refrigerators for home and domestic use were invented by Fred W. Wolf of Fort Wayne with models consisting of a unit that was mounted on top of an ice box.

GAS PUMPS

The first gasoline pump was invented and sold by Sylvanus Bowser in Fort Wayne, Indiana on September 5, 1885.

GRAMOPHONES

The phonograph was invented in 1877 by Thomas Edison it originally recorded sound onto a tinfoil sheet wrapped around a rotating cylinder.

JUKE BOXES

In 1933, just after the period of the great depression following the crisis of 1929, the Wurlitzer presented the first juke box that had a great success.

NEONS

Neon was discovered in 1898 by the British chemists Sir William Ramsay and Morris W. Travers in London.

PIMBALL MACHINES

Since the years of Louis XIV, pinball has been a form of entertainment that has evolved over the years.

RADIOS

Radio waves were first identified and studied by German physicist Heinrich Hertz in 1886 and thanks to him the radio was invented.

SIGNS

The history of signage goes back many years and throughout history has had different applications.

TV

The world’s first electronic television was created by a 21 year old inventor named Philo Taylor Farnsworth.