Patents Greeting Cards

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 wo...

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 ha...

Text on the reverse side:The first mention of an easel was recorded in the first century CE. Pliny the Elder, Roman author and natural philosopher,...

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

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

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

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

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

Text on the reverse side:The term "watering pot" was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1580. Early versions were made of copper, a...

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

Text on the reverse side:Dated ca 2500-2350 BC, on an Egyptian tomb, the first illustration of a cat with a collar was found. By the 12th dynasty (...

Text on the reverse side:Traditionally, heels were for men. Riding horses required footwear with heels in order to stay in the stirrups - hence the...

Text on the reverse side:Improvements made to design a cross cutting device was introduced by the Romans in 100 AD. The name originates from the La...

Text on the reverse side:Studies showed that if given the opportunity to select one designer item, handbag would be the item of choice by 22% of wo...

Text on the reverse side:The major difference between a mannequin and a dress form, is the layer of foam and cloth on top of its inner shell, which...

Text on the reverse side:Purses and handbags have been a practical necessity, as well as a fantastic fashion accessory which can be traced as far b...

Text on the reverse side:Depending on where we are on the globe, some of us are spinning through space at just over 1,000 miles per hour. Those pos...

Text on the reverse side:Show jumping began on July 28, 1868. At the inaugural Dublin Horse Show, where the competition went on for four days, the ...

Text on the reverse side:Early tea bags were hand-sewn fabric bags, with patents dating as early as 1903 with their first commercial appearance aro...

Text on the reverse side:The instrument has been used successfully in symphonic music such as Bizet, Massenet, and Berlioz. Today the saxophone is ...

Text on the reverse side:Brushes can be made using badger, boar, or horse hair. Material of the handles include plastic, wood, porcelain, ivory, to...

Text on the reverse side:If all the LEGO bricks sold in a year were lined up end to end, it would reach over 5 times around the globe. The word “Le...

Text on the reverse side:A buoy is a floating device that serve various purposes. It can be anchored at a location to guide or to warn mariners. It...

Text on the reverse side:The oldest brewery is believed to be Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany, where their licensing history goes back to 1040 A...

Text on the reverse side:An innkeeper in the mid 19thC, whilst using two containers to pour drinks back and forth, noticed the mouth of one contain...

Text on the reverse side:The first patented corkscrew in England was by Samuel Henshaw in 1795. However, earlier designs of a corkscrew was based o...

Text on the reverse side:After water and tea, beer is the third most popular drink, and by far, the most popular alcoholic drink in the world. Bee...

Text on the reverse side:Cast iron bottle openers were made in many shapes and sizes, often very cheeky featuring naked ladies. Many have also been...

Text on the reverse side:A single lens microscope was invented in the 1660s by Antony van Leeuwenhoek which was capable of magnifying an object up ...

Text on the reverse side:A dress form is a model of the torso used for fitting clothing in the process of it being designed or sewed. Some call the...

Text on the reverse side:During World War II, although cosmetics were rationed, the lipstick was the only cosmetic that was kept in production unde...

Text on the reverse side:The first fountain pen with a built in reservoir was produced in 1844. The first nibs were made of gold alloys. They were ...

Text on the reverse side:Ancient civilisations made spoons from materials including wood, bone, rock, gold, silver and ivory. Today, stainless stee...