La da Vinci

The legacy of the Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci is recreated through these articulated models of his most famous inventions.

These plastic snap-together models are taken direct from the pages of da Vinci’s priceless and awe-inspiring notebooks.

Each replica includes an educational manual explaining how these inventions have evolved into what they are today.

No special tools are required.

WARNING CHOKING HAZARD

Small Parts - Not for Children under 3 years old.

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Self-Propelled Cart Leonardo da Vinci’s cart design utilized coiled springs to propel the vehicle that would later lead to the automobile. Some scholars have called it the first robot. A working model of this design was recreated in 2006 by Italy’s Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence. (2) $19.95 Qty:	Multi-Barrel Cannon To reduce the time to load and fire guns da Vinci designed a weapon with multiple barrels. A fanned row of barrels increased the field of fire on the battlefield. (1) $19.95 Qty:
Printing Press Gutenberg had already invented the moveable type but practical Leonardo sought to improve the design. (1) $19.95 Qty:	Paddleboat Incorporating mechanical ingenuity da Vinci designed this fast and maneuverable craft using a system of foot pedals and wooden gears to transmit linear power. (2) $19.95 Qty:
Aerial Screw Before the helicopter there was da Vinci’s Aerial Screw. Originally to be constructed of linen, reeds and starch this machine was meant to compress air to obtain flight. (3) $19.95 Qty:	Bombard Leonardo designed large projectiles or cluster bombs which when fired from this large gun deployed during flight into lethal fragments. (1) $19.95 Qty:
Armored Car Leonardo envisions a vehicle that was capable of motion in any direction powered by eight men within a metal clad frame equipped with cannons. Today we call them tanks. (1) $19.95 Qty:	Mechanical Drum Leonardo da Vinci designed this musical instrument to utilize wooden pegs to mechanically beat the large drum when it was set in motion. (1) $19.95 Qty:
Catapult Although the concept of catapults was long in use before da Vinci attempted to improve them. He proposed a leaf spring to hurtle the projectile. (4) $19.95 Qty:	Swing Bridge Many of da Vinci’s designs were intended for military use. The principle of the Swing Bridge was a counter weighted balance to allow it to quickly bridge rivers for troops and be retracted to stop the advance of enemies. (1) $19.95 Qty: