November 2012
November 23, 2012
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #27
This steampunk-style item, the "Rolmonica," is from the 1930s catalog. Blow and crank your way to musical bliss!
Available song rolls after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 23, 2012 -
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Category: Johnson Smith Catalog, Music, Technology, 1930s
The Weight of Handwriting
Click to enlarge. From The Outline of Science, 1922. One of these would be useful for determining exactly how much weight you gained over Thanksgiving.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 23, 2012 -
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Category: Inventions, Science, 1920s
November 22, 2012
Veggieducken
Just to keep the vegans from feeling left out when us meat eaters are having turducken.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 22, 2012 -
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Category: Vegetarians and Vegans
November 21, 2012
Big Mouth Dentist
The dental patient depicted was a favorite at dental training college for his easy access.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 21, 2012 -
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Category: Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, 1920s, Face and Facial Expressions
Swastika Clown Puzzle
This puzzle appeared in The Strand magazine, December 1903, demonstrating that swastikas and clowns had an affinity for one another even before the Nazis came along. (Technically it's a Sauwastika Clown Puzzle, not a Swastika one.) The answer is below in extended.
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Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 21, 2012 -
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Category: Clowns, Evil, Quizzes, 1900s
November 20, 2012
Railroad Motorbus
Over recent years the internet has featured several posts about the small automobiles that were adapted to run on railroad tracks and used for inspection purposes.
But I don't believe there's been much coverage of this short-lived scheme that turned street buses into railway vehicles.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 20, 2012 -
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Category: Technology, 1920s, Bus, Trains
The Egyptian Popeye
Mustafa Ismail won the 2013 Guinness World Record for having the largest biceps. He's called the 'Egyptian Popeye.' He insists his bulging arm muscles are 100% natural, and according to albawaba.com, 'Japanese doctors' have examined him, looking for any signs of doping or suspicious needle marks, and have pronounced him to be the real deal. But I'm having trouble believing that. Arm muscles simply don't develop like that naturally.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 20, 2012 -
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Category: Body, Bodybuilding, Sports, World Records
November 19, 2012
A Brief History of Artificial Respiration
Courtesy of Boys' Life, April 1964.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 19, 2012 -
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Category: Health, Medicine
Undercurrents
UNDERCURRENTS from Michael Fragstein on Vimeo.
"UNDERCURRENTS is based on a series of interviews collected by Tobias Hülswitt. He asked different people to explain him how the world works and they came up with the broadest variety of answers."
Many thanks to WU-vie Michael Fragstein, who is part of this project.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 19, 2012 -
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Category: Philosophy, Surrealism, Reader Recommendation, Cartoons
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