1. Bed glasses
The Hamlin reading glasses were designed to be able to allow the user to read a book while lying down. Using a system of mirrors like a periscope, the wearer could read at an angle of 45 degrees. It could also presumably be used for looking at your feet while walking.
A woman demonstrates the Hamblin glasses for hassle-free reading in bed, photographed in 1936.
2. Crane Head Cereal Serving Device
Artist and inventor Dominic Wilcox demonstrates one of his gadgets – the ‘crane head cereal serving device’, from Kellogg’s Wearable Brek collection, at the Cereal Killer Cafe in Camden, London, UK.
Artist and inventor Dominic Wilcox has form when it comes to weird inventions, including the nose stylus for using your smartphone in the bath.
The Crane Head Cereal Serving Device is a milk-powered hydraulic crane device that is worn on your head. By pushing and pulling plungers you can move the arms to move the cereal from its box to your bowl. Once ready, you can then fire milk into your bowl and tuck in.
For some strange reason, the device is yet to go on sale.
3. Baby cages
An example of a baby cage that a council in London proposed to mount on the outside of apartment windows, January 1934.
The baby cage is a terrifying idea that thankfully didn’t catch on. Designed for people living in apartments with limited access to green spaces, these cages were considered a good solution to get babies out into fresh air.
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