Explore fun facts about old inventions no longer used in this easy crossword puzzle designed for 3rd to 5th graders. Great for classroom learning or at home.
Forgotten Wonders of Mechanical Innovation is a easy crossword puzzle with 15 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Forgotten Wonders of Mechanical Innovation
Explore a crossword featuring 15 obsolete inventions that once shaped history but have now faded into obsolescence.
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- 1. Early firearm ignition system using sparks
- 2. Tube system used for sending messages in cities
- 3. Invented by Edison to play recorded sound
- 8. Early device for transmitting coded messages over wires
- 11. Printer and keyboard device for telegraph messages
- 12. Instrument for navigation by measuring celestial angles
- 13. Type of telephone dial that spins
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- 4. Sony's videotape format overshadowed by VHS
- 5. Early motion picture camera and projector
- 6. Traditional writing tool before fountain pens
- 7. Mechanical writing device replaced by computers
- 9. Rigid airship popular before airplanes
- 10. Early movie viewer using flipping cards
- 14. Copying process once used for technical drawings
- 15. Incorrect variation and not an invention
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