Regency Science and Invention: The Mechanical Pencil
While the HMS Pandora, which sank in 1791, had an early version of a mechanical pencil, the first patent for a refillable pencil was issued Continue
While the HMS Pandora, which sank in 1791, had an early version of a mechanical pencil, the first patent for a refillable pencil was issued Continue
George Cruikshank sketch of omnibus c. 1830. The first British bus line was created in 1824 by John Greenwood in Manchester. He purchased a horse Continue
Similar to fine stoneware, ironstone china or ironstone ware is a type of vitreous pottery that was invented and patented by Charles James Mason in Continue
Joseph Huddart (1741-1816) was an inventor, hydrographer, and engineer hailing from Cumberland who made his fortune improving the design and manufacture of rope. He also Continue