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Describes the stories behind the origins of household necessities, toys, and everyday objects, including the toilet, the microwave oven, the milkshake, and vending machines.
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Bubble gum and hula hoops: the origins of objects in our everyday lives
2010, Perigee, Penguin Group
in English
0399535624 9780399535628
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Table of Contents
Leisure and fun
Around the home
Food
Drink
Naughty but nice
Clothing and apparel
In the bathroom
Medicine and health
At the office
Money makes the world go round
Information, communication and entertainment
Indoors, Outdoors
Travel and transportation.
Edition Notes
"Originally published as Cat flaps and mousetraps in Great Britain in 2007 by John Blake Publishing Ltd."--Page [iv].
Includes index.
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