Skippy racer
Gorgeous scooter called the “Skippy racer” via Kottke…
Retro
TV show features “Wires and Pliers†– MAKE TV from 52 years ago?
Wow, David sent me this link to what might be MAKE: TV 1956! TV Show Features “Wires and Pliers†Popular Electronics 1956. THEY’RE trying a new experiment on TV in Los Angeles. Every Saturday, those who want to see popular electronics at work can watch Dr. Martin L. Klein on the “Wires and Pliers†show, […]
Baby stroller is da bomb
Artist John Knott, aka Bent Fabrication, created this baby carriage out of hand-shaped aluminum panels and antique baby stroller parts. You definitely would NOT want to leave baby inside this thing on a hot day. The Pramulator [via Finkbuilt]
Uncle Sam – The Inventor
I love this illustration from Popular Mechanics 1935. We don’t do politics here on MAKE, but we do celebrate American ingenuity (as well as international of course). In a week we’ll elect a new president, no matter what happens it’s up to us, the people, to “make” our future better in the USA. Never before […]
Bring back the airships!
For this weekend’s Steam Powered: The California Steampunk Convention, the band Abney Park and Airship Ventures have teamed up to offer dirigible rides to conference-goers (for $785 a ticket). Airship Ventures just brought one of their Zeppelin NTs over from Germany and it will be moored at Moffett Field. MAKE contributor Todd Lappin was lucky […]
Typewriter repair shop
Here’s a rather charming little video from the LA Times on three generations of repairmen who’ve operated a typewriter shop. The proprietors say they’ve seen a resurgence of interest in the manual typewriter in recent years as interrupt-driven computer users seek out a writing tool that does just the one thing: allow you to write, […]
Stunt artist broadcasts feelings during parachute jump
“Feeeeliiiinngs, Wooa wooa wooa feeeeeliiings.. wooa wooa wooa”…. Stunt artist broadcasts feelings during parachute jump Modern Mechanix 1935. ALL the thrills of parachute jumping with none of its perils were recently experienced by spectators and radio listeners when Maximilian Skupin, stunt artist, broadcast his sensations while falling through space over the airport at Staaken, Germany. […]
