fascinating facts, goofy gadgets

Gadgets you will NOT see on our web pages

Our research for new products often starts at Patents Offices and other Patents Information Databases where we frequently pick up on innovative ideas (some hundreds of years old) which we are able to source through to 21st Century Products and Suppliers.

In the course of our research we often come across many ideas and inventions which, sadly, do not lead us to products we are able to offer for sale but which do provide us with a whole load of very interesting facts and figures.     We have gathered together information ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous and from simply innovative to world shattering.    Information we found so fascinating that we felt compelled to share it with you.

On the one hand we have found (in our respectful opinion and no disrespect intended) some of the Goofiest Gadgets and Wackiest Widgets ever patented whilst on the other hand we have turned up the "how's and why's" of fantastic inventions which have become household name products we have all heard of and regularly "take for granted".

We've included some of these "snippets of information" below and we do hope you will find them of interest.    Enjoy Your Read.

We shall be adding fresh content to this web page on a regular basis so please call back on your next site visit.   

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Please note that the information we present has been gathered in good faith from various Internet Sources.   Wherever possible it has been checked for accuracy but regrettably we cannot guarantee this and no warranty, express or implied, can be offered in this respect.   To our knowledge all information presented is copyright free.    If we have inadvertently infringed any copyright laws please advise us and the matter will be corrected immediately.