Weird and Wonderful Gadgets and Inventions Display

Extended for one more week!

Thursday 14 August – Wednesday 26 November 2008

10.00 – 20.00 Mon
09.30 – 20.00 Tues – Thurs
09.30 – 17.00 Fri – Sat
Closed on Sunday and Bank Holidays

This summer over 50 weird and wonderful labour-saving devices will be displayed in the Business & IP Centre networking area.

The inventions come from the private collection of Maurice Collins OBE, author of Eccentric Contraptions and Ingenious Gadgets. This is a wonderful chance for inventors of today to see the products of their predecessors' imaginations.

Below are just a few examples of what will be on show:

• The two handled self-pouring teapot (1886)
• Clockwork burglar alarm (1852)
• Grenade to put out fires (1890)
• Mechanical page-turner (1890)
• The original Sat-Nav wristwatch (1920)
• The automatic nose hair cutter (1920)

The Business & IP Centre has all the intellectual property information and expertise you need to make your idea a reality. Get inspired by the gadgets on show, and then visit one of our intellectual property workshops:

• A Beginners Guide to Intellectual Property

• Introducing Registered Designs

• Introducing Patents Searching