Russian steampunk
A pair of ‘punked out goggles and headphones, posted to a Russian photo site. Gadgets
Retro
Ice mask, reading machine and build a glider-copter
Good project for remake… maybe. Mechanix Illustrated – 1947 Hangover Heaven is the apt name of the unusual bonnet at right. Originally developed by makeup man Max Factor for the benefit of actresses who wish to refresh their faces on hot studio sets without spoiling their makeup, the facial ice pack was quickly diverted to […]
Why Braille is brilliant
Louis Braille became blind aged three. In 1821 he started to devise the Braille system to help people with visual impairments to read and write… Invented by Louis Braille at the age of 15, the idea came from a soldier who had served in the Napoleonic army in Poland and had attempted to devise a […]
The Von Slatt deconstructed workshop telephone
Jake made this funky-cool workshop phone by uncasing a classic Bell System wallphone and refinishing and remounting the parts. As he points out, if you do a phone like this, you’d likely want to cover the terminal block for safety purposes. Workshop Telephone
Inflating toy balloons with gas from the city mains
Inflating toy balloons with gas from the city mains – Modern Mechanix, June 1930. GAS from the city mains can be used to inflate toy balloons with the simple inflating device shown in the drawing above. Gas as it comes out of the ordinary jet has only a pressure of a couple of pounds behind […]
Vintage Erector sets….
oobject has a collection of vintage erector sets… Before there was Lego, there was the Erector Set. This was an altogether different type of toy that resembled genuine engineering construction with trusses and girders, rather than plastic, primary color pixelated, objects. Although Erector Sets are sold today, they are re-branded versions of a different toy. […]
In 1962 SEARS made chemistry sets…
I spotted this on eBay, a 1962 chemistry set from SEARS. And here’s another from the 1950s, The Gilbert Experimental Lab. Love the packaging… “Today’s adventures in science will create tomorrow’s America”.
