Patent Greeting Cards

Text on the reverse side: Thomas Kisbee, a British Naval Officer, invented the modern ring-shaped lifebuoy. Dubbed the “Kisbee Ring”, it was made f...

Text on the reverse side: Produced from March 1950, the Volkswagen Type 2 has been a classic. Informally called the Microbus, Splitscreen, or Split...

Text on the reverse side: A flight from London to Singapore would take around 12 hours today. Back in 1934, the same journey would have taken aroun...

Text on the reverse side: Quill pens were used as a writing tool before other pens were invented. Made from a flight feather of a large bird, they ...

Text on the reverse side: In 1804, Englishman Richard Trevithick launched the first practical steam locomotive, which averaged less than 10 mph. To...

Text on the reverse side: The first ever modern traffic light was installed Aug. 5, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. With only red and green lights, it was...

Text on the reverse side: With railroads in North America wanting to run trains at night, the first recorded solution before electric headlights, w...

Text on the reverse side: The early most common types of railroad snow plows used was the wedge plow which was a simple wedged design attached to t...

Text on the reverse side: The earliest written record describing a palette is by the Dukes of Burgundy in the late 1460s as 'trenchers of wood for ...

Text on the reverse side: There are a variety of teapots of varying size and shapes, nurturing collectors around the world. What is said to be the ...

Text on the reverse side: Paleolithic humans used flint to shave body hair, dating as far back as 30,000 BC. With the invention of metalworking, lo...

Text on the reverse side: Electric clippers were invented by Leo J. Wahl and patented in 1921. His corporation, operated today by his descendants, ...

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

Text on the reverse side: Hugh Rock filed the earliest U.S. patent for a modern hairbrush in 1854, and later in 1870, a brush with elastic wire tee...

Text on the reverse side: The square is a tool used for marking and measuring a an accurate right angle. It can serve to symbolise the conscience, ...

Text on the reverse side: In Armidale Australia, 777 couples, totalling 1,554 participants, took part in the largest human wheelbarrow race. The ea...

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

Text on the reverse side: Luxury watches tend to be water resistant up to 100-300m, however, the Rolex Deep Sea Special watch was taken nearly 11,0...

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

Text on the reverse side: Tea was popular in the seventeenth century, however, the brewing required pots and tea strainers. Small bags were created...

Text on the reverse side: Tea was popular in the seventeenth century, however, the brewing required pots and tea strainers. Small bags were created...

Text on the reverse side: Particularly famous for the association with Sherlock Holmes, the magnifying glass is a notable icon in detective fiction...

Text on the reverse side: Among the ancients the key was a symbol of authority and power. Representing knowledge and success, they represent the ab...

Text on the reverse side: Traditionally made of wood, most garden forks today are made of steel. This essential gardening tool is used for loosenin...

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

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

Text on the reverse side: 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...

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

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

Text on the reverse side: Used for loosening soil and digging, the tines allow an easy insert into the ground to rake out stones and weeds, breakin...

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

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

Text on the reverse side: The word "spaceship" was first used in 1880. The first recorded use of the word "spacecraft" was in 1929. A space shuttle...

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

Text on the reverse side: This tool for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials, exists in various sizes and shapes for numerous functions. A w...

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