Things Created
In the 1920s, traffic wasn’t as much as it is now. William Potts, a police officer, was the first inventor to design this device you saw on the road this morning.
What is the modern traffic light!
It was the music of the 1920's: loud and syncopated.
What is Jazz music.
Long and feathery.
What is a boa?
In 1924 Inventor Lionel Sternberger added this item to an already regular "burger" in Pasadena at a roadside food stand and created a favorite American dish.
What is a Cheese?
There was no Dolby but both these types of movies were popular in the 1920s.
What are Silent Movies and movies with sound?
This hat whas a soft brim and indented crown. It is typically creased lengthwise down the crown and "pinched" near the front on both sides.
What is a fedora?
In 1928, Dr. Alexander Fleming grew mold on a staphylococcus culture plate inventing what?
What is penicillin?
Amusement Parks became very popular because of this ride.
What is a roller coaster?
This is a pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the waistband of a pair of trousers at the front and back to hold it up.
What are suspenders?
OUCHIE! In 1920 Earle Dickson had a clumsy wife that was always falling and cutting herself when was cooking. So that she could stop the bleeding by herself, he rolled adhesive and cotton together and created the ___________.
What is the Band aid?
He did not squeak. This mouse was created and is still famous today.
Who is Mickey Mouse?
Layering these became popular in the 1920s. They were made to be longer and nothing was more fashionable than having a layered 60-inch pearl one.
What is a necklaces?
Corey Hart wore them at night but in 1929, Sam Foster invented the modern version of these after he tested that bright light can be viewed in them without damaging the eyes, including the sun.
What are Sun Glasses?
Philo Farnsworth first came up with an idea in 1921, when he was 14years old. Later he called it the Image of dissector and first displayed it to a media house in California. He gained patent for his invention in 1927.
What is the television.
It influenced the design of buildings, furniture, jeweler, fashion, cars, cinemas, trains, ocean liners, and everyday objects such as radios and vacuum cleaners.
What is art deco?
In 1922 was when this started taking on its modern day form, all thanks Steven Poplawski when he invented the blender. In the same year Walgreens employee Ivar “Pop” Coulson invented the first malted one by adding vanilla ice cream to their usual malted milk drink.
What is the Milkshake?