This week we are joined by Olivia Gecseg, Visual Collections Records Specialist at The National Archives (TNA), who shares stories from their perhaps lesser-known Visual Collections, including some Victorian creative problem-solving to odour. We'll learn more about some of the visual material that TNA hold, why they have them, and how you can explore them! 

Research guides for:

• Registered designs: Intellectual property: registered designs 1839-1991 - The National Archives
• Patents of invention: Intellectual property: patents of invention - The National Archives
• The National Archives’s catalogue, Discovery: Discovery | The National Archives

Some examples of registered utility designs, viewable online: Victorian bright ideas: Collection highlights – The National Archives

Some examples of registered ornamental designs, viewable online: Collection highlights: Victorian ornamental design – The National Archives