Technology
The Horned Helmet of Henry VIII
Pix and text here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 18, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, War, Weapons, Sixteenth Century
The Fourth Kingdom
Animal, vegetable, mineral--and Bakelite!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 10, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, Advertising, Industry, Factories and Manufacturing, Products, 1930s
Mystery Gadget 56
This device does what now?
Answer is here.
And after the jump,
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Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 28, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, 1930s
Mystery Illustration 66
What's going on here?
The answer is at the link.
Or after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 18, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, 1940s
Mystery Gadget 55
What tha--?
Answer is here.
Or after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 09, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Technology, 1940s
Mystery Illustration 65
What are these guys making?
The answer is here.
Or after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Dec 28, 2017 -
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Category: Technology, 1920s
Mystery Gadget 54
What tha--?
Answer is here.
And after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 26, 2017 -
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Category: Technology, 1920s
The Atmos Clock
If only you had invested in an Atmos Clock in 1982, the date of the B&W ad, you could have saved a bundle!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 08, 2017 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Nature, Technology, 1980s
Mystery Gadget 53
What is going on inside this giant potato?
The answer is here.
And after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 04, 2017 -
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Category: Technology, 1930s
The Oshkosh Snozzle
I am trying to picture being a passenger on a flaming airplane when the Snozzle thrusts its tip thru the wall and starts spraying.
Homepage here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 30, 2017 -
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Category: Disasters, Technology, Air Travel and Airlines
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