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Gadgets and Necessities: An Encyclopedia of Household Innovations

AUTHOR Suggitt, Mark; Webb, Pauline
PUBLISHER ABC-CLIO (12/18/2000)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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From egg timers to commuter cups, this thorough reference details the domestic technology and innovations that in part defined the 20th century.

This amusing and thought provoking A-Z encyclopedia examines modern domestic technology and innovations during the 20th century, exploring the social and cultural conditions that produced such products as the electric iron and the vacuum cleaner.

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ISBN-13: 9781576070819
ISBN-10: 1576070816
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 416
Carton Quantity: 10
Product Dimensions: 7.00 x 0.94 x 10.00 inches
Weight: 2.06 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Dust Cover, Ikids, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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House & Home | General
House & Home | General
House & Home | General
Grade Level: 7th Grade and up
Dewey Decimal: 683.8
Library of Congress Control Number: 00011678
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From egg timers to commuter cups, this thorough reference details the domestic technology and innovations that in part defined the 20th century.

This amusing and thought provoking A-Z encyclopedia examines modern domestic technology and innovations during the 20th century, exploring the social and cultural conditions that produced such products as the electric iron and the vacuum cleaner.

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Author: Suggitt, Mark
Suggitt is director of the St. Albans Museums in England.
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