Toilets, Toasters and Telephones

The How and Why of Everyday Objects

By Rubin, Susan Goldman & Warnick, Elsa

Publishers Summary:
Discusses the evolution of industrial design and the invention of a variety of household appliances.

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ISBN
978-0-15201-421-6
Publisher
San Diego, Calif. : Browndeer Press, c1998.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 1998

Gr 5-8 Ordinary household fixtures and appliances, such as bathtubs, stoves, and vacuum cleaners, are seldom given any thought. Rubin has researched the history and changing form of 13 of these common objects; through an entertaining text and black-and-white photographs, she shares her findings. Along the way, fac...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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