~The Year of Invention....~
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Invention |
Year
|
Needle |
Prehistory |
Sickle |
Prehistory |
Spade |
Prehistory |
Dolls |
Antiquity
|
Dominoes |
Antiquity
|
Horn |
Antiquity
|
Flute |
Neolithic
|
Marbles |
Antiquity
|
Organ |
20OBC |
Chess |
500AD
|
Harpsichord |
14th
Century |
Oil
Painting |
1420
|
Coffee |
15th
Century |
Violin |
1529
|
Microscope,
Compound |
1590
|
Telescope |
1608
|
Popcorn |
1630
|
Clock,
Pendulum |
1657
|
Clarinet |
1670 |
Bassoon |
1671
|
Croissant |
1683
|
Coffee
Grinder |
1687
|
Champagne |
1688
|
Candy
Cane |
Late
1600's |
Piano |
1709
|
Thermometer,
Mercury |
1714
|
Checkers,
Modern |
1720
|
Dollhouse,
Earliest American |
1744
|
Eyeglasses,
Framed |
1746
|
Eraser |
1750 |
Puzzles,
Jig Saw |
1760
|
Encyclopedia
Britannica |
1768
|
Circular
Saw |
1777
|
Toy
Soldiers, US |
1777
|
Bifocal
Lens |
1780
|
Chrysanthemum |
1789 |
Gas
Lighting |
1792
|
Pencil,
Modem Form |
1792
|
Tennis |
1793
|
Music
Box |
1796 |
Coffee
Pot, Drip |
1802
|
Canning,
Food |
1804
|
Oil
Lamp |
1804
|
Powdered
Milk |
1805
|
Dentists
Chair |
1810
|
Tin
Cans |
1810
|
Gun,
Breechloader |
1811
|
Pruning
Shears |
1815
|
Trumpet,
Valve |
1815 |
Metronome |
1816
|
Kaleidoscope |
1817
|
Pin,
Sewing |
1817
|
Chocolate
Bars |
1819 |
Stethoscope |
1819
|
Saturday
Evening Post |
1821
|
Makintosh
(Raincoat) |
1823
|
Aluminum |
1825 |
Match,
Friction |
1827
|
Cocoa
Powder |
1828
|
Accordion |
1829
|
Braille
Printing |
1829
|
Lawn
Mower |
1831
|
Hat
Pin |
1832 |
Newspaper,
Mass Circulation US |
1833
|
Photography |
1835
|
Pistol
(Revolver) |
1836
|
Baseball |
1840
|
Clock,
Electric |
1840 |
Postage
Stamp, Adhesive |
1840
|
Suspenders |
1840
|
Christmas
Card |
1843
|
Saxophone |
1846
|
Sewing
Machine |
1846
|
Clock,
Alarm |
1847 |
Lamp,
Arc |
1847
|
Tape
Measure, Sewing |
1847
|
Baby
Carriage |
1848
|
Pin,
Safety |
1849
|
Bridge
(Card Game) |
1850
|
Garden
Hose |
1850 |
Guitar,
Modern |
1850
|
Ice
Skates, Modern |
1850
|
Mahjong |
1850
|
Bloomers |
1851
|
Lock,
Cylinder |
1851
|
Postage
Stamp, Perf. |
1854 |
Burner,
Gas |
1855
|
Harmonica |
1857
|
Mason
Jar |
1858
|
Battery,
Rechargeable |
1859
|
Linoleum |
1860 |
Rifle,
Repeating |
1860
|
Balloon |
1860
|
Machine
Gun |
1861
|
Post
Card |
1861 |
Piano,
Player |
1863 |
Roller
Skates, Modern |
1863
|
Soccer,
Modern |
1863
|
Automobile,
Experimental |
1864
|
Fire
Extinguisher |
1866
|
Instant
Coffee |
1867
|
Parcheesi |
1867
|
Granny
Smith Apples |
1868 |
Chewing
Gum |
1869
|
Margarine |
1869
|
Little
Women |
1869
|
Typewriter,
First Marketed |
1870
|
McCall's
Magazine |
1870 |
Spring
Mattress |
1871
|
Toothpicks
Mass Produced |
1872
|
Jeans,
Levi |
1873 |
Carpet
Sweeper |
1876
|
Ice-Skating
Rinks |
1876
|
Telephone |
1876
|
Flush
Toilet |
1876
|
Microphone |
1877 |
Phonograph |
1877
|
Shampoo |
1877
|
Baseball
Cards |
1878
|
Cash
Register |
1879 |
Lamp,
Incandescent |
1879
|
Football,
American |
1880
|
Adhesive
Bandage |
1882 |
Ladies
Home Journal |
1883
|
Pen,
Fountain |
1884
|
Adding
Machine (Modern) |
1885
|
Bicycle,
Modern |
1885
|
Motorcycle |
1885 |
Good
Housekeeping |
1885
|
Coca
Cola |
1886
|
Cosmopolitan |
1886
|
Gramophone |
1887 |
Record,
Cylinder |
1887
|
Record,
Disc |
1887
|
Straw,
Drinking |
1888 |
Camera,
Kodak |
1888
|
National
Geographic Magazine |
1888
|
Collier's |
1888-1957 |
Aspirin |
1889 |
Automobile,
Gasoline |
1889 |
Bra |
1889
|
Vanity
Fair |
1889-1936 |
Ragtime |
1890's |
Ice
Cream Sundae |
1890
|
Basketball |
1891
|
Zipper |
1891 |
Photo,
Color |
1892
|
Radiator,
Electric |
1892
|
Matchbook |
1892
|
Pledge
of Allegiance |
1892
|
Electric
Room Heater |
1892 |
Vogue
Magazine |
1892
|
Photo
Film, Celluloid Roll |
1893
|
Cracker
Jacks |
1893
|
Ferris
Wheel |
1893
|
Volleyball |
1895 |
X-Ray |
1895
|
Model
T Ford |
1896
|
Olympics,
Modern |
1896
|
Stove,
Electric |
1896
|
Gun,
Browning |
1897 |
Corn
Flakes |
1898
|
The
Wizard of Oz |
1900
|
Lionel
Train (Toy) |
1900
|
Razor,
Safety |
1901
|
Washer,
Electric |
1901 |
Crayola
Crayons |
1903
|
Juke
Box |
1906
|
Thermos |
1906
|
Vacuum
Cleaner, Electric |
1907
|
Wristwatch |
1907 |
Cellophane |
1908
|
Gun
Silencer |
1908
|
The
Wind In The Willows |
1908
|
Lamp,
Neon |
1909
|
Kewpie
Doll |
1909 |
The
Secret Garden |
1910
|
Air
Conditioning |
1911
|
Automobile,
Self Starting |
1911
|
Cold
Cream |
1911
|
Photo
Film, Color |
1912 |
Crossword,
Puzzle |
1913
|
Refrigerator |
1913
|
Dolly
Dingle |
1913
|
Golden
Apples |
1914 |
Tinker
Toys |
1914
|
Raggedy
Ann |
1915
|
Steel,
Stainless |
1916
|
Razor,
Electric |
1917
|
Toaster,
Automatic |
1916
|
Lincoln
Logs |
1916 |
Telephone,
Candlestick w/Dial |
1919
|
Hair
Dryer |
1920
|
Poker,
Modern |
1920
|
Ice
Cream Bars |
1922
|
Better
Homes & Gardens |
1922 |
Television |
1923
|
Video
Camera |
1923
|
Time |
1923
|
Frozen
Food |
1924
|
Kleenex |
1924 |
Little
Orphan Annie |
1924
|
Circuit
Breaker |
1925
|
Scotch
Tape |
1925
|
African
Violet Developed as House Plant |
1925
|
Aerosol
Spray |
1926 |
Winnie
The Pooh |
1926
|
Movie,
Talking |
1927
|
Water
Skiing |
1927
|
Telephone,
Candlestick Handset |
1927 |
Reader's
Digest |
1927
|
Mickey
Mouse |
1928
|
Radio-Flyer
Wagon |
1929
|
Mixmaster |
1930
|
Mickey
Mouse Toy |
1930 |
Betty
Boop |
1930
|
Alka-Seltzer |
1931
|
Microscope,
Electronic |
1931
|
Paddle
Ball |
1931
|
Comic
Book |
1933
|
Monopoly |
1933 |
Radio,
FM |
1933
|
Newsweek |
1933
|
Donald
Duck |
1934
|
Trampoline |
1936
|
Life
Magazine |
1936 |
Nylon |
1937
|
Telephone,
Desk |
1937
|
Lamp,
Florescent |
1938
|
Pen,
BallPoint |
1938
|
Balloon,
Helium |
1939
|
Paperback
book |
1939 |
Bat
Man Comics |
1939
|
Penicillin
(Practical Use) |
1941
|
Bikini |
1946
|
Slinky |
1946
|
Frisbee |
1947
|
Microwave
Oven |
1947 |
Record,
Long Playing |
1947
|
Silly
Putty |
1947
|
Howdy
Doodie |
1947
|
Camera,
Polaroid |
1948
|
Scrabble |
1948 |
Mr.
Potato Head |
1948
|
Cootie
Game |
1948
|
Betsy
Wetsy Doll |
1950
|
Telephone,
Modern |
1950
|
Matchbox
Cars |
1950 |
Microscope,
Field Ion |
1951
|
Movie,
Panoramic |
1952
|
TV
Dinner |
1954
|
Lego
Bricks |
1955
|
Play-Doh |
1955 |
Barbie
Doll |
1958
|
Credit
Card, Bank |
1958
|
Hula
Hoop |
1958
|
Computer,
Mini |
1960
|
Hair
Spray |
1960 |
Etch-a-Sketch |
1960
|
Cassette
Audio |
1963
|
Mini
Skirt |
1965
|
Cassette,
Videotape |
1969
|
Plastic
Bottle |
1969 |
Life
(Board Game) |
1970
|
Video
Game (Pong) |
1972
|
VHS
(Video Home System) VCR |
1975
|
Compact
Disc |
1979
|
Walkman |
1979
|
Cabbage
Patch Doll |
1983 |
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