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| 1998: Millennium 1: 1900-1938 (Design - O Frankzen; Engraver - Martin Morck) |
How would we cope without these inventions and who knew, not me, that these were thanks to Sweden. The zip, ball bearing, vacuum cleaner and refrigerator.
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| 1946: Explorers and Inventors |
The man behind the world's first commercially successful steamboat, Robert Fulton (1765-1815). It steamed along the Hudson River - the 'North River Steamboat'. He also invented the first submarine 'Nautilus' but the stamp designer has gone with a more scenic view of a modern (at the time of the stamp) steam liner.
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| 2015: Inventive Britain |
As someone who has poor night vision here is something I like, cats eyes. Invented by Percy Shaw who when driving on a dark and winding road saw the eyes of a cat reflecting his headlights. In 1934 he patented his idea and created a company to manufacture them, the rest, as they say, is history.
The 2015 'Inventive Britain' set also featured carbon fibre and the development by William 'Bill' Watt (1912-1985). I think the stamp set is quite inventive too.
Sunday Stamps II theme this week is - Inventions and Discoveries - at See It On A Postcard
5 comments:
There are so many things we take for granted that I, too, never think about who invented them!
I like the montage on the Hungarian stamp.
I like the Sweden stamp. The zipper, such an everyday invention.
The greatest inventions are often the simplest ideas. I've always thought cats eyes to be sheer genius - how many lives must have been saved thanks to this invention!
The Inventive Britain set is one of my favourites. But, somehow, I had missed the cats eyes stamp.
The first stamp is very entertaining, with all those inventions put together...
Great post!
The zip will never be overtaken, but how vacuums have changed. Cats eyes ae so simple but effective.
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