Typewriter art circa 1948
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Retro
Will these vehicles run? A puzzle from the past
Will These Vehicles Run? Modern Mechanix, 1932. HERE’S a real brain tickler for puzzle fans—study the drawings above, figure out whether the lead balls and the water motor will move the vehicles or not (and why), send in your less than 300 word letter giving your reasons, and you may be rewarded with a check […]
Improvised gas mask
Tim made an improvised gas mask he found from an old Popular Science article… via PopSci. Tim writes- Inspired by some plans from 1942, I made my own gas mask from a snorkel, a tin can, and some charcoal I made from coconut husks. It works great!. I varnished my boat and didn’t get a […]
Lyra’s lamp project
Jake von Slatt built this brass bedside lamp, which incorporates an Aerolux glow bulb, as a night light. He also used the ammonia aging technique for the brass components (which Tim Lillis covers in his “Tricks of the Trade” comic in the next MAKE). [BTW: Lyra is the little girl in The Golden Compass.] Lyra’s […]
HOW TO – Make a “Chatter telephone” – a real phone from a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone!
Surprise! A classic pull-toy phone that really works. By Frank E. Yost…. I remember making pretend phone calls on my Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone when I was 7 or 8, and wondering if it was possible to turn it into a real phone. That question stayed with me, and when I saw a Chatter Telephone and […]
30 Ways to die of electrocution
Bre posted up these 30 illustrations from the book Elektroschutz in 132 Bildern. These diagrams outline causes of electrical accidents…
Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, @ Google Book Search
You can search for some magazines through Google Book Search new, of note… Popular Science, Popular Mechanics & Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. All of the magazines also have a map at the bottom so you can see where things were and/or mentioned, oh and some ads from Google – they are likely doing some […]
