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december 1929 vol xi issue #iv montgomery ward catalog you can t live without our products there are new and improved inventions and old ones too!

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december 1929 vol xi issue #iv light bulb tired of using those dull and dangerous candle lights well no worries buy our productive light bulbs invented by thomas edison the light bulb is a beneficial light source that is much safer and better than a candle it is safer since the chances of a house fire are now much lower also with the light bulb you don t need to worry about your house smelling bad from the candle s smoke door knob the first door knob was patented in 1878 by osbourn dorsey it is simple to use just turn the knob and push slightly and your door is open old homes will not have door knobs so if you are moving into an old house be sure to stock up on our door knobs they come in metal glass or pine wood telephone the telephone is a great invention created by alexander bell you can use it to call someone anywhere in the u.s just the thought of speaking to someone hundreds and thousands of miles from you is so exciting and the call you make doesn t even need to be far it could just be your neighbor or friend s house our telephones can come in mahogany pine or maple.

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december 1929 vol xi issue #iv motor-driven vacuum cleaner attention house keepers isn t it hard to clean the rugs beating it until it looks decent well no more worries because now we have the vacuum cleaner this invention created in 1899 by john thurman is very productive no more beating the rugs when you can suck up all the dirt and dust into the vacuum cleaner bag our motor-driven vacuum cleaners come in black and brown safety razor including 6 extra blades men tired of cutting yourselves with hazardous knives while shaving well suffer no more gillettetm throwaway blade safety razors are now available in our catalog this fascinating product created in 1899 was invented by a man named king c gillette warning although safety razors are much safer than before they can still be dangerous please do not play with them high-wheeled tricycle this style of the tricycle came out in 1800 s this style is much safer and comfortable before the highwheeled tricycle came out the bicycles with the large wheel in front were much more hazardous the new and improved high-wheeled tricycle comes in blue black or red no more than two people can ride this at the same.

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december 1929 vol xi issue #iv fountain pens this is a product we believe that will be important to everyone a must buy product young men or women need the education and how will they learn without writing how could we read if nothing is written as a developing country we believe it is best for everyone to write and use our fountain pens our pack includes seven fountain pens the idea of a fountain pen was actually introduced in the 18th century by thomas jefferson the first successful fountain pen was pantented by lewis e waterman in 1884 typewriter does your hand hurt whenever you write do you love writing but can t since your hand aches well complain no more in 1868 christopher sholes invented the typewriter the typewriter changed office work forever no more messy handwriting every paper would be much clearer and quicker december 1929

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december 1929 vol xi issue #iv images google images http www.ourstory.com/thread.html?t=521034 http www.pedalinghistory.com/phhistory.html http www.chevroncars.com/learn/history/first-telephone-call http www.officemuseum.com/pens.htm http www.answers.com/topic/doorknob http historyc.blogspot.com/2011/01/vacuum-cleaner-history-invention-of.html http www.heritage-images.com/preview/previewpage.aspx?id=1151897&pricing=true&licensetype=rm http seducedbyhistory.blogspot.com/2011/08/montgomery-ward-catalog.html http en.wikipedia.org/wiki/christopher_latham_sholes information the american nation prentice hall copyright 1995 james west davidson and michael b stoff textbook http crimesinprogress.blogspot.com/2010/11/simple-inventions-you-wont-believe-are.html http www.drtoy.com/toy_history/toy_history_timeline.html http www.officemuseum.com/pens.htm

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