Russ writes in with his MAKE/CRAFT contest entry, a MAME costume! – “After being invited to an 80’s themed Halloween Party, I spent weeks (OK, minutes) trying to come up with a cool idea for a costume. Sure, I could go as He-man or Punky Brewster, but I wanted to make it something that had […]
Anton writes – “Here are some cleverly retro plans for Halloween costumes from my trusty 1968 edition of the Popular Mechanics Do-It-Yourself Encyclopedia. A PDF of these pages can be found on my site…” – Link.
It’s voting season! Here’s a look at how votes were counted from Popular Science 1940 – “HUMMING over wires from every corner of the nation, election returns in a few days will bring the answer to the question of America’s 40,000,000 voters: Who’s elected ? Years ago, many days would pass before positive results of […]
It wouldn’t be Halloween unless we posted a link to Miss Mary’s Victorian Halloween – “a site full of obscure and favorite 19th & early 20th century Gothic tales and images.” – Link. More: Madame LeNormand Tells Your Fortune! – Link. Lucifer’s Library of Vintage Halloween Stories Tales and Poetry – Link. Old Fashioned Halloween […]
The first flight…was steam powered! – “When the Wright brothers telegraphed home after Kitty Hawk, the only bit of their telegram which was commented on by the local press was “Wright brothers home for Christmas”. Why wouldn’t the press be carrying “Wright brothers first to fly” banners if they had just made history? The answer […]
Ray Hooley’s Ruston-Hornsby engine pages have the history and photos of many of the Ruston-Hornsby engines/machines including this “chain tractor” – ” The World’s first fully-tracked vehicle – 1905 Hornsby chain tractor: 20hp Hornsby-Akroyd engine, weighing c. 10 tons crossing a 1.4metre wide water-filled ditch. Meanwhile, they achieved speeds of 25mph (40km/h) with more advanced […]
Here you go, a “rubber band” powered car from How To Build It 1932 – “Using strips cut from old inner tubes as motive power, the Flivver-car described in this article by Mr. Cole can easily be built by any boy and will be an endless source of fun. Here is something which will gladden […]
