This book describes more than 100 original inventions from sheds throughout New Zealand. Ask most people to describe their impression of an inventor and they'll come up with a bloke who's a cross between Albert Einstein, Dr Who and the Nutty Professor. The reality is that inventors are as diverse as their inventions, and 'Inventions from the Shed' has them all, from a porridge stirrer to paper-powered car, from a safety rake to a shearing table, from a rod holder to a revolutionary rotor.
Jim Hopkins uncovers these and many more inventions, some high-tech, some low-tech, all products of Kiwi ingenuity. Julie Riley's black-and-white photographs once again demonstrate the best New Zealand sheddies have to offer.
