Sam patented his "Improved Broom" at the age of five A double-headed broom invented by a three-year-old Derbyshire boy has been hailed as one of the most ingenious inventions in recent years. Sam ...

A Wallace & Gromit-style idea patented by a five-year-old is among the UK's top 15 "ingenious" inventions of the last decade, according to the British Library. Schoolboy Sam Houghton came up with his ...

A "Double Broom" created by a five-year-old boy is one of the most ingenious inventions of the last decade, according to the British Library. Sam Houghton came up with the idea at the age of three ...

Samuel Houghton, from Derbyshire, central England, was three years old when he came up with the idea - after watching his dad struggle to sweep up leaves in the garden. He is believed to be the ...

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A double-headed broom invented by a three-year-old Derbyshire boy has been hailed as one of the most ingenious inventions in recent years. Sam Houghton, now eight, used a rubber band to strap together ...