Theophilus Carter

Theophilus Carter

Theophilus Carter was an eccentric British inventor and furniture dealer most famous for his combination of an alarm clock and a bed, thought to be an inspiration for the illustration by Sir John Tenniel of Lewis Carrol's characters the Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Hatta in Through the Looking-Glass.

Alarm clock-bed contraption

One of his most famous inventions is an alarm clock-bed, which dropped the sleeper out of bed when it was time to wake up.Fact|date=May 2008

The Mad Hatter

Carter is believed to have been Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the character of the Mad Hatter, due to his habit of standing in the door of his shop in Oxford wearing a top hat.Fact|date=May 2008 Carroll's illustrator Sir John Tenniel reportedly came to Oxford to sketch him.Fact|date=May 2008


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