James Watt was born in Greenock, Scotland in 1736. He is considered one of the greatest inventors of all time. Legendary today for his work on the steam engine, he spent much of his later life devising small inventions such as this. Anecdotally, the idea for the machine was a result of Watt tirelessly copying correspondence between himself and his business partner, the great silversmith Matthew Boulton. The machine itself was ingenious in its simplicity.
Portable Copying Machine by James Watt & Co.
By James Watt
Located in New Orleans, LA
Considered the first step into the world of modern photocopying, the copying machine was among the first widely used devices to successfully produce an ex...
Mahogany
$680
H 3 in W 13 in D 14 in
Olivetti Lettera 36 Portable Typewriter Designed by Ettore Sottsass. circa 1970s
By Ettore Sottsass, Olivetti
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Olivetti Lettera 36 Portable Typewriter with the Original Case. circa early 1970s Created by famed Italian designer/architect Ettore Sottsass...
Metal
1950s Zenith Brown Bakelite Portable Radio Nonworking
By Zenith
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Zenith portable radio 9 h x 14.5 w x 8.75 Bakelite cover with rubber handle. Original knobs. Minos scuffs present. Tested and not working. Review images listed.
Bakelite
Raymond Barton Na-Mac Co Art Deco Machine Age Zeppelin Potato Baker
By Raymond L. Barton
Located in San Diego, CA
Streamline art deco potato-cooker by Raymond L. Barton for NA-MAC Products Corporation in Los Angeles. The Top-O-Stove Potato Baker is constructed of Aluminum, c. 1935 Could be polis...
Aluminum
$2,115
H 11.25 in W 11 in D 7.5 in
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, designed by Rinaldo Damiani, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Electrostatic machine by Wimshurst, a British engineer and shipowner, designed in the 1880s, created by Rinaldo Damiani, a builder active in Venice between the end of the nineteenth ...
Metal
$420Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.5 in W 10.5 in D 6 in
National Sewing Machine Co. B. Eldredge Sewing Machine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a National Sewing Machine Co. B. Eldredge Sewing Machine. It depicts two arcs shaped sewing machine painted black. It is adorned at its round base with a gold oval plaque tha...
Iron
Portable Bronze Sextant for Nautical Navigation
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant portable bronze sextant used for nautical navigation, finely crafted with precise detailing and compact design. A beautiful example of traditional maritime instrumentation, r...
Bronze
$1,730
H 42.5 in W 40 in D 10.25 in
Antique Narragansett Machine Company Forearm Exercise Machine , 1920s, USA
Located in San Francisco, CA
Collectible Antique Narragansett Machine Company Forearm Exercise Machine is constructed of wood and iron. To operate, one merely turns the grip in different directions to engage dif...
Iron
$208Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.25 in W 3.25 in D 9 in
Vintage Copy Of James D. Capron Collection Mechanical Bank, Mule & Barn, 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Copy Of James D. Capron Collection Mechanical Bank, Mule Entering Barn, 20thC Measures - 5 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 8 7/8" This vintage mechanical bank is a reproduction from the Jame...
Iron
$3,200
H 45 in W 26 in D 18 in
Antique English Victorian Hand Crank Mahogany Case Portable Upright Barrel Piano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Hand Crank Mahogany Case Portable Upright Barrel Piano with Gold Gilt Trim. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 45" H x 26" W x 18" D.
Wood
Olivetti "Lettera 35" Portable Typewriter, 1972
By Olivetti
Located in Palermo, IT
Olivetti "Lettera 35" portable typewriter, 1972 Designed by Mario Bellini, it is an example of Italian industrial design. Its mechanics are based on the earlier and famous "Lettera 3...
Metal
Olivetti Ico Portable Typewriter, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Portable Typewriter, Italy, c. 1930s. Elegant portable typewriter by, model Ico, presented in its original fitted black carrying case. Finished in glossy black enamel with chrome-pla...
Metal, Enamel
The Machine by K. G. Pontus Hulten (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
In original pressed, painted and hinged aluminium covers with an image of MOMA and a yellow New York taxi cab at the front. This is the exhibition catalogue for an important exhibiti...
Paper