Forgotten Gems

[Red-Coat]

Sometimes, when researching stuff, a forgotten gem crops up in the historical records. Here’s one I found recently. Ladies & gentlemen, I give you the J.E. Thoroughgood Jr “aerial life saving device”, patented 13th August 1918.



I shall be constructing one of these and giving it a whirl from the top of the London Eye, if I can find someone to hold my beer. What could possibly go wrong? I’m greatly reassured that, since 1918, there has been no recorded instance of any user writing a letter of complaint or dissatisfaction regarding deployment of said device.

 

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[crashbandicoot]

Sometimes, when researching stuff, a forgotten gem crops up in the historical records. Here’s one I found recently. Ladies & gentlemen, I give you the J.E. Thoroughgood Jr “aerial life saving device”, patented 13th August 1918.

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I shall be constructing one of these and giving it a whirl from the top of the London Eye, if I can find someone to hold my beer. What could possibly go wrong? I’m greatly reassured that, since 1918, there has been no recorded instance of any user writing a letter of complaint or dissatisfaction regarding deployment of said device.

Nice Red-Coat.

 

[pepperj]

Sometimes, when researching stuff, a forgotten gem crops up in the historical records. Here’s one I found recently. Ladies & gentlemen, I give you the J.E. Thoroughgood Jr “aerial life saving device”, patented 13th August 1918.

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I shall be constructing one of these and giving it a whirl from the top of the London Eye, if I can find someone to hold my beer. What could possibly go wrong? I’m greatly reassured that, since 1918, there has been no recorded instance of any user writing a letter of complaint or dissatisfaction regarding deployment of said device.

That pat. Was 8 days before my father was born.
It would of made a cool baby gift.

 

[traveller777]

Sometimes, when researching stuff, a forgotten gem crops up in the historical records. Here’s one I found recently. Ladies & gentlemen, I give you the J.E. Thoroughgood Jr “aerial life saving device”, patented 13th August 1918.

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I shall be constructing one of these and giving it a whirl from the top of the London Eye, if I can find someone to hold my beer. What could possibly go wrong? I’m greatly reassured that, since 1918, there has been no recorded instance of any user writing a letter of complaint or dissatisfaction regarding deployment of said device.

I think that is where MC Hammer got the idea for his wardrobe.

 

[SD51]

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