The great toaster hoax

This brew-making gadget brought joy to many a bedroom

INCREDIBLE IDEAS AND DEVICES THAT GOT LOST IN THE BRIGHT GLARE OF GENIUS

The country home of Lord Armstrong, Cragside, was the first house in the world to use hydro-electric power. In addition to electric light, it boasted a hydraulically powered dishwasher and dumb waiter

THE British love affair with biscuits goes back a long way. There are recorded uses of the word “biscuit” in Middle English as far back as the 14th century. It’s derived from the Latin bis coctus, mea

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Quaint relic or symbol of bad taste, garden gnomes have gone in and out of fashion. They are generally thought to have originated in Switzerland and Germany in the late 18th century. Then, in 1841, a