Huh, so back in the 30’s I guess people had Halloween parties and pulled pranks on each other with elaborate mechanical devices, neato… Modern Mechanix 1932 – “A Hallowe’en party might be defined as a nocturnal orgy of nonsensical abandon. In other words, an affair when any goofy trick is in order. If you want […]
Back in the old days there wasn’t iMovie, well – there’s was in a way, but it was made out of wood, metal, glass and a lot of planning. Here’s how folks added titles and effects to their movies before drag-n-drop, Popular Science 1940 – Link.
Here’s an easy one to re-MAKE, perhaps next summer, a garden hose attachment you can stick in your lawn for a portable shower… Popular Mechanics 1954 – Link. Related: PVC Sprinkler water toy – The KidWash! – Link.
25 pages of New York World’s Fair, National Geographic 1965 – Pictured here, the visible speech translator… Link.
I love old science/how-to magazines and what they thought the future (now) would be like. Some are incredibly accurate predications, others… well, see for yourself… Popular Mechanics 1950 – Link.
Turning bombs into mufflers, Popular Science 1947 – “Practice air bombs, left over from the war, are being converted to a peacetime job. Air Forces trucks and autos in Germany urgently need mufflers, so the Bruck Air Ordnance Depot at Nuremberg is making them from surplus-bomb stocks. The project, started late in 1946, Has already […]
You could probably making a bundle of cash making updated ones for cell phones, hehe – Popular Mechanics 1941 – Link.
