Patent Art Prints

Text on the tag: The compass is a symbol of accuracy and judgement which can also symbolise our ability to draw a boundary around our desires and p...

Text on the tag: In Armidale Australia, 777 couples, totalling 1,554 participants, took part in the largest human wheelbarrow race. The earliest wh...

Text on the tag: Traditionally made of wood, most garden forks today are made of steel. This essential gardening tool is used for loosening soil an...

Text on the tag: A tool with a scoop-shaped metal blade with a pointed head, the trowel serves to dig holes, break up earth, amongst other gardenin...

Text on the tag: A hanging pot or basket is used for growing decorative plants. Sometimes hung from buildings, and other times suspended from frame...

Text on the tag: In May 2012, the first stopwatch ever made was sold in auction by Christie's at Geneva's Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues. Made by L...

Text on the tag: In the 19th century, pocket watches dominated the industry, and the wristwatch primarily were made for women who did not use pocke...

Text on the tag: First record of a hat, a painting found in a cave at Lussac-les-Chateaux in Central France, dates around 15,000 BC. As for the ter...

Text on the tag: Luxury watches tend to be water resistant up to 100-300m, however, the Rolex Deep Sea Special watch was taken nearly 11,000 meters...

Text on the tag: It is estimated that a man shaves at least 20,000 times in a lifetime. The strength of a single strand of hair can reduce to half ...

Text on the tag: Surveying around 8,900 adult men, only 92 men responded that they were able tie their own bow tie - equals to about 1% of the men ...

Text on the tag: Golf shoes with separate screw-in spikes were introduced in 1891, followed by the extra saddle-shaped piece of leather around the ...

Text on the tag: A deep sense of well-being is established through the activity of working with plants as we consciously become aware of the cycles...

Text on the tag: Numerous variations of the garden trowel has existed since over 10,000 years ago, when people used the shoulder blades of large an...

Text on the tag: Used for loosening soil and digging, the tines allow an easy insert into the ground to rake out stones and weeds, breaking up clod...

Text on the tag: A space capsule is an often-crewed spacecraft that enables to re-enter the earth's atmosphere without wings. Patent by Maxime Alle...

Text on the tag: Louis Vuitton, after an apprenticeship in Paris, opened his own box-making workshop in 1854. The iconic monogram canvas was introd...

Text on the tag: The space shuttle has a thermal protection, also known as a heat shield, with more than 30,000 tiles made essentially of sand, ena...

Text on the tag: The space shuttle travels around earth at around 17,500 miles (28,000 kilometres) every hour while in orbit. As a result, the crew...

Text on the tag: The word "spaceship" was first used in 1880. The first recorded use of the word "spacecraft" was in 1929. A space shuttle, as well...

Text on the tag: The suit is vital for providing the astronaut with oxygen as well as protection from space dust. The primary function, however, is...

Text on the tag: A tool with a scoop-shaped metal blade with a pointed head, the trowel serves to dig holes, break up earth, amongst other gardenin...

Text on the tag: In 1947, the first UFO report was made. A pilot named Kenneth Arnold saw nine flying objects and described their movement as "like...

Text on the tag: This tool for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials, exists in various sizes and shapes for numerous functions. A wooden sho...

Text on the tag: Although digging the soil is a labour intensive part of gardening, it is an essential preparation filled with benefits for the pla...

Text on the tag: The origins of the word "photography" comes from Greek, meaning to draw with light. The word camera comes from Latin - “camera obs...

Text on the tag: The term shears refers to scissors longer than 6 inches long made for specific applications. Often shears have a larger handle on ...

Text on the tag: Checking the photo after snapping it on the camera is called chimping - commonly done when using a digital camera. With analogue c...

Text on the tag: The world’s largest camera was built in 1899, commissioned by Chicago & Alton Railway, to take the largest photograph possible...

Text on the tag: In 1907, the first movie theatre was opened. Prior to this, most movies were shown in traditional theatres. As for top ticket sell...

Text on the tag: In 1927, the first flash bulbs were produced by General Electric. The first bulbs were made of glass, but were eventually switched...

Text on the tag: Even though digital projectors are gradually surfacing, movie theatre preference still overwhelmingly uses analogue projectors. Mu...

Text on the tag: In 1928, when Walt Disney created Steamboat Willie in 1928, he only had two animators working for him. By the time he created Snow...

Text on the tag: Early cameras filmed at sixteen frames per second, which by today’s standards is incredibly slow. Modern 35mm cameras film at 25 f...

Text on the tag: The stereotypical image of a movie director on location, usually includes the lightweight folding chair, and hence often referred ...

Text on the tag: The minimum speed required for a person to process consecutive images as movement, is thirteen frames per second. Old movies, ofte...