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Auto Seat Gives Infant Comfort, 1936

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This post was originally published on this siteWhen the very young members of the younger generation go motoring they may now ride in comfort, thanks […]

Garden Shoes From Tires, 1937

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This post was originally published on this siteMuddy feed is the biggest woe of the lady gardener. But in 1937, one English woman solved the […]

Skater Performing on a Tiny Ice Rink in Store Window, New York City, 1939

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This post was originally published on this siteWhat is said to be the world’s smallest ice-skating rink was constructed in a display window of a […]

Lancia Autoalveare, 1932 Triple-Decker Luxury Bus Which Ran From Rome to Tivoli

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This post was originally published on this siteBuilt in 1932, the first real triple-decker bus, Lancia Autoalveare, was made in Italy. While not much is […]

Wolseley-Vickers “Wheel-Cum-Track” Car, 1926

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This post was originally published on this siteIf you’ve ever gotten a car stuck in the mud, snow, or any other kind of slippery surface, […]

Useful for Heavy Smokers From the 1950s

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This post was originally published on this siteA French device from the 1950s offered a chance to get a nicotine fix from 20 cigarettes at […]

Family Ride on a Five Seat Bike in England, 1950

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This post was originally published on this siteWho needs a van when you can ride as a family! How cool is this family circa 1950. […]

Chastity Belts From the 17th Century

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This post was originally published on this siteChastity belts became popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Their functional purposes are well known, […]

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Failed Attempt to Build an Early Helicopter, 1915

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This post was originally published on this siteMan sitting in early helicopter invention, ‘Sky Car’, in January 1915. Umbrella style wing makes the Sky Car […]

Vintage Photos of Winnebago Motorhomes From the 1960s

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This post was originally published on this siteWinnebago has been around since 1958, but the company’s popularity dramatically increased when they started mass-producing motorhomes in […]

The First Automated Teller Machine (ATM), 1966

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This post was originally published on this siteThis early prototype of the automated teller machine (ATM) was displayed for the first time at the American […]

William Roentgen Demonstrates X-ray Machines at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha, 1898

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This post was originally published on this siteIn the late 19th century, X-rays set America’s imagination ablaze. Only three years after its discovery by William […]

Early Cluster Bomb: The Molotov Bread Basket

January 31, 2021 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteThe RRAB-3, nicknamed the Molotov bread basket (after Vyacheslav M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister) was a Soviet-made […]

Panasonic MC-1000, the Very First Plastic-Bodied Vacuum Cleaner From 1965

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This post was originally published on this site It’s a Car! It’s a Toy! It’s a Vintage Spaceship! Before the mid-1950s, vacuum cleaners weren’t in […]

Shoot Around the Corner: The Krummlauf, a Gun With Bent-Barrel

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This post was originally published on this siteThe Krummlauf (English: “curved barrel”) is a bent barrel attachment for the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle developed by […]

Mercedes 35 HP: The First Modern Car

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This post was originally published on this siteThe Mercedes 35 HP was a radical early car model designed in 1901 by Wilhelm Maybach and Paul […]

1917 Adams Motor Bungalo Deluxe

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This post was originally published on this siteHere’s a photo of the Adams Motor Bungalo purported to be the “original 5th wheel” dating back to […]

The 1955 GMC L’Universelle Dream Truck

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This post was originally published on this siteOne of the most popular General Motors design concept models designed under the direction of Harley Earl was […]

January 4, 1863: 4 Wheeled Roller Skates Are Patented in the United States by James Plimpton of New York

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This post was originally published on this siteIn 1863, James L. Plimpton changed the skating world forever when he patented the forerunner of the modern […]

Louis Boutan and the World’s First Underwater Selfie, 1893

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This post was originally published on this siteIn 1893, Louis Boutan took an underwater self-portrait at a depth of 3 m (10 ft) using a […]

Demonstration of Cryovac Latex Balloon to Solve the Problem of Packing Quick-Frozen Meats, ca. 1939

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This post was originally published on this siteIn 1937 a French scientist named Maurice Piettre, when he arrived in the U.S for a conference on […]

Inventor Preparing to Test His Self Propelled Aquaplane, 1935

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This post was originally published on this siteThe Shapson Aquaplane, invented by S. Shapiro, was demonstrated for the firs time on the beach at Santa […]

20 Weird Japanese Inventions That We Definitely Need

December 2, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteJapan, the land of the rising sun, is world-reknowned for its technological prowess. It’s no secret that Japanese […]

Smith Flyer, a Small Five Wheeled With Two-Seat Car From the 1910s

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This post was originally published on this siteThe Smith Flyer was an American automobile manufactured by the A.O. Smith Company in Milwaukee from 1915 until […]

Woman on a Podoscaphe, ca. Late 19th Century

November 27, 2020 Vintage Everyday 0

This post was originally published on this siteIn 1858, an article in L’Illustration relates a podoscaphe navigation on the Rhine, from Rotterdam to Cologne. On […]

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