85 of the wackiest, weirdest inventions that never made it into mass production
Features:
- amphibious horse carts
- guns in shoes
- coffin signalling systems
- unicycle roller skates
- lethal safety devices
- multi-use pants
- and possibly the world's least inviting snack
Using actual patents and their original illustrations the book spans 150 years of inventing from men and women whose great gift to the world was 'Patently Absurd'.