Absolutely Mad Inventions

by A.E. Brown, H.A. Jeffcott Jr.

Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0486225968.

Very funny book on some of the unusual inventions for which the United States Patent Office has granted patents.

Genres: Nonfiction

125 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1932

Reviews

[Tom Schulte · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not used to such humorous Dover titles. When this showed up in my Little Free Library, it caught my eye. I don't recall the last time a book made me laugh out loud so often! An automatic whip, spectacles for chickens, combination cheese gator mousetrap.... The self-tipping hat I had seen before, but all else were new to me.

[Mad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Goofy old "inventions," can't help but laugh at most of them.

[Vaughnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very amusing compilation of patents. Each entry contains the original patent information and a drawing. Garnered a lot of insight into what was considered important in earlier years.

[Gospodyina · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's like a less-interesting 1930s version of 101 UN-Useless Japanese Inventions. By 1930s I mean it came out in the 1930s; the inventions are much, much earlier.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

weird book about inventions

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

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