"Invent Help" Invention Newsletter - December 2008

InventHelp's Twelve Gadgets of Christmas

Being the invention lovers that we are, we thought it might be fun to give a classic carol a high tech twist. Just in time to make your holiday shopping season a little easier, here are InventHelp's Twelve Gadgets of Christmas. It might not make the tune more melodic, but we think these inventions will be a bigger hit than French hens or turtle doves any day!

Read our tribute to the Twelve Gadgets of Christmas

Inventions for Winter Sniffles

With temperatures dropping and holiday stress rising, many folks find themselves waking up with a cough, sore throat and stuffy nose. Although there's no immediate cure for that winter cold, there are a few inventions that can help you get through the sniffles and promote faster healing.

Learn more about inventions to fight winter colds

How was the toy train set invented?

Joshua Lionel Cowen originally designed a miniature train set as a retail window decoration. When people asked to buy the train instead of the window merchandise, he decided to go into business selling train sets. In 1900, Cowen founded Lionel Toy Trains, which still produces the staple American toy.

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