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SCOUT· 40%27m·2026-07-31·Arts Culture100 Objects #11: Brannock Device
99% Invisible
In 1925, the world saw the birth of what just might be the greatest gadget in American History: the Brannock Device. The metal contraption transformed the way we measure feet forever, and more than a century after its invention…it has barely changed. Roman Mars and journalist Paul Lukas trace the life of the Brannock…
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