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Lost Innovations of the Victorian Era
Explore the obscure and pioneering inventions from the 19th century that shaped history but are rarely remembered today.
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  • 1. Type of tube system for sending messages in 19th-century offices
  • 2. Electrical generator that produces direct current, improved in 19th century
  • 3. 19th-century device for cloud seeding or smoke generation
  • 4. Invented toy that could 'speak' with a phonograph inside
  • 7. Early projection device showing photographs through lenses
  • 8. Automatic, vibrating alarm device developed in the 19th century
  • 12. 19th-century electrical generator used in ignition systems
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  • 5. An early device transmitting sound electrically
  • 6. Precursor optical toy creating colorful patterns
  • 9. Mechanism improving garment production invented in the 1800s
  • 10. A type of safety glass invented in the 1800s
  • 11. Early lighting method using gas for photography studios
  • 13. Early contraceptive device invented in the mid-1800s
  • 14. Printing technique popularized but often forgotten from the 1800s
  • 15. System of long-distance communication using coded signals

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