Before Their Time: Abandoned Inventions in History

Across these pages, familiar ideas appear where they don't belong.

A recording device emerges in the Tang Dynasty. A typewriter appears in 1500s Italy. Steam carriages move through 1700s Europe. Portable music devices are carried through 1910s Japan. These are only a few of the inventions found within, each enjoyable to explore.

Each is fully realized, grounded in form and function, yet placed within a different moment in history. The result is both recognizable and unexpected.

Before Their Time presents a visual collection of inventions that arrive too early, existing in worlds where they almost make sense.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1969944129
• ISBN13: 9781969944123
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Epic Foundry Press
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"