We have been reading Great Victorian Inventions by Caroline Rochford and this time we are going to look at what was designed for the home. MrsDTB thinks its a good idea that we have a hunt for items in that chapter that we use in our home today. MasterKAF is happy to join in and so here are the results of our search:
Moveable House (1884). One of the first people to market a “moveable house” was Monsieur Poitreneau in 1884. Today we call them caravans or flat pack buildings. We have plenty of outdoor buildings but not a caravan. MrsDTB’s sister, however, is about to buy a Motorhome, making us bang up to date with the developments from this invention.
Radiators (1885)
They used to call it a House Warming Apparatus. MasterKAF says they are heckin’ useful as it makes getting through winter much easier. Can you imagine trying to get to sleep in conditions such as -5degrees? Even with global warming, it’s still pretty cold in the winter!
Inventions that we wish we had
The Automatic Egg Cooker (1892). We don’t have this in our kitchen but can’t think why! We do have an egg timer but this would be so much easier! MasterKAF said he does not care what universe you are from if you like eggs then you need this machine.
Next time we are going to look for some more inventions for the home and see if there are any we wish still existed.