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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

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Judging by the number of military 'Top Brass' chaps in that photo, it was probably considered to be a viable project at the time.

Anyway, here's a couple more:






The photos, taken from various British trade and business-to-business media titles including Motorcycle News, Speed & Power Magazine and Nursing Times, document Britons trying to invent the next big thing.

Gyr King, founding director of Easyart, said the collection is a "hidden gem of British social history". He added: "The vast majority of these images have remained unseen for several decades and shine a light on the extraordinary inventions, machines, people, places and events in Britain's past."