Patent – Selldon Photography

Sir Christopher Cockerell has the First Hovercraft Patented(1955)

Dec 12, 2025Selldon0008 Scale Models, Selective Coloration12/12, 1955, Hovercraft, Patent, S.R.N.6, scale model, scale models, Sir Christopher Cockerill

Cockerell’s theory was that instead of just pumping air under the craft, as Thornycroft had, if the air were to be instead channelled to form a narrow jet around the…

The Pneumatic Tire is Patented by John Boyd Dunlop (1888)

Dec 7, 2025Selldon0010 Architecture, Selective Coloration, Uncategorized07/12, 1888, Dunlop, Gran Turismo, GT5, John Boyd Dunlop, Patent, pnematic tyre

John Boyd Dunlop (5 February 1840 – 23 October 1921) was a Scottish inventor and veterinary surgeon who spent most of his career in Ireland. Familiar with making rubber devices, he invented the practical pneumatic tyres for…

Invention of Friction Matches (1827)

Nov 27, 2025Selldon0009 Objects, Selective Coloration1827, 27/11, match, Patent

A match is a tool for starting a fire. Typically, matches are made of small wooden sticks or stiff paper. One end is coated with a material that can be ignited by friction generated by striking…

Patent Granted for the first Telephone (1876)

Mar 6, 2025Selldon0009 Objects06/03, 1876, Bell, Patent, Telephone

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be granted a United States patent for a device that produced clearly intelligible replication of the human voice at a second…