33 Extremely Rare, Mind-Blowing Photos That Show What Everyday Technology Looked Like In Past Centuries

1. This 18th-century fire alarm that you had to hit with a hammer to alert the village to a fire:

2. This 18th century diving suit:

3. This sundial alarm clock from the 1800s:

4. This is an 1830s clock:

5. This is a 1925 alarm clock:

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6. This 1928 toaster:

7. This waffle maker from the 1950s:

8. This 1947 stove:

9. This 1987 coffee maker:

10. This case of 18th century amputation instruments:

11. This medical inhaler from the 1840s that administered anesthesia:

12. The first computer mouse in 1964:

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13. This is a 1970s computer:

14. This is a 1980s computer:

15. This gap in the 1930s:

16. This 1957 thermostat:

17. This is a 1968 USSR electric toothbrush:

18. These cameras from the 1930s:

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19. This Polaroid camera from the 1970s:

20. These shoes from the 1800s, used for crushing chestnuts:

21. This sliding-door TV from the 1970s:

22. This portable music player from the 1970s

23. This 1970s video game unit:

24. This 1982 Nintendo game console:

25. This telephone from the 1800s:

26. This telephone from the 1930s is still in someone’s home:

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27. This gas pump from the 1930s:

28. This 1923 Ford model:

29. This 1936 Mercedes Benz:

30. This is a 1989 tricycle:

31. This 1934 fan:

32. This 1938 stapler:

33. And finally this 18th century condom:

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