10) Portable Radio
Not quite as portable as one might hope but if it worked, good on them. This set up was supposed to sooth and calm a baby. Don’t tell her but they’re just dolls in that pram… I mean, they have got ears, but they actually can’t hear anything.
11) The Gym
Gustav Zander invented what he called Orthopedic Simulators. Kind of a keep fit, bone and muscle exercising sort of thing. Once again we’ve got some kit here that would sit neatly in a torture cabinet. He is the man to blame for gyms across the globe and if he were alive today I would spit on him. Good pictures though:
Apparently these unwieldy contraptions were all the rage with the Stockholm aristocracy.
…and stretch…
…and relax…
…Cheer up lads?
We certainly have come on leaps and bounds haven’t we? I’m excited about looking back in 50 years time and laughing at how clunky and crap the iPhone is. Their comeuppance shall come…
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