Cornell University’s Making of America has Scientific American from 1846 to 1869 scanned in, ready to read. Incredible stuff. Scientific American in Cornell University’s Making of America – [via] Link.
Stanley tools made metal toys back in the 30’s – It would be great to see them re-release these… From Popular Science 1933 – Automobiles, houses, trolley cars, boats, bridges, forts, steam shovels, factories, doll furniture and hundreds of other things–build them with STANLO. And best of all, every piece in a STANLO set is […]
Bre has some great photos from the Museum of Telecommunication, he writes – The Museum of Telecommunication, aka, The Telephone Museum, is a must see for any tinkerer. Run by folks who spent a good chunk of time working for the phone company, this place is a treasure trove of gadgets and telecommunication devices. Rich […]
Popular Science 1939 – Walking on rollers that are geared to the rear wheels of a novel treadmill wagon, a child can propel the odd vehicle along the ground. Invented by Harry Kister, of Philadelphia, Pa., the cart is fitted with removable floor boards that cover the rollers, so that it may be used as […]
Here’s a great 400+ page book (free) for download from the 1920’s on airplane photography – Airplane Photography – Google Book Search – Link.
This looks like a lot of fun — Popular Mechanics 1924 Modern Mechanix » Metal Barrel Revolving on Pipe Adds to Playground Thrills – Link.
From Popular Science 1932 – for when cars basically came in three models… Using the exhaust gas of the automobile to clean the upholstery is the accomplishment of a recently invented device. An aluminum attachment is fastened to the exhaust pipe and the engine is allowed to idle. As the exhaust gas passes through this […]
