Strange Beauty Mask, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteMarch 1940 — At the International Beauty Shop Owners’ show in New York City, Ruth Scott modeled a […]
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Cars of the Future (1948)
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1948, our visions of the cars of the future were more aligned to design instead of engineering. […]
Sofa Bazaar by Superstudio for Giovanetti, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteHalf a century ago, a group of 20-something architecture students from Florence decided to assume the small task […]
Amazing Mirror Trick Photography From the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
This post was originally published on this siteThe use of mirrors to produce a photograph with five images of the sitter was originally published in […]
The Airstream Funeral Coach, ca 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteDid you know? During the 1980s Airstream produced around 32 funeral coaches. Designed to transport the deceased and […]
1974 VW Beetle Towing a Custom 5th Wheel Camper That Rotates 360 Degrees!
This post was originally published on this siteBack in 1974, a video surfaced of a custom Volkswagen camper being town by a VW Beetle and […]
Inside the Adventurer, a Model “T” Ford Motorhome From the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteLight-duty-low-priced early trucks had not been developed by the early teens, although a number of enterprising firms built […]
Pictures of 1952 Executive Flagship, the World’s Most Exciting Mobile Home
This post was originally published on this siteThe Pan-American division of Mid-States Corporation built the Executive Flagship, the world’s most complete and exciting mobile home […]
Radiana – A Robot Built With Human Bones From the 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteRadiana was a “robot” or “automaton” employed by the magician Professor John Popjie, who toured in the 1920s […]
Photos of Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat, the Largest All-Metal Flying Boat to Have Ever Been Constructed
This post was originally published on this siteLaunched from the Saunders-Roe facility at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the first Princess Flying Boat, G-ALUN, […]
Baby Bounces in Safety Chair, 1935
This post was originally published on this siteA safety chair which combines the enjoyment of a spring ride for the baby with assurance to the […]
Aesthetic Japanese Footgear for Ice Skating From the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteAesthetic Japanese footgear for ice skating as “geta (wooden clogs) with iron blade” when kimono was still everyday […]
Here’s a Bible-Gun That Belonged to Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice. It Could Be Fired Without Opening the Book!
This post was originally published on this siteThis is a Bible with a compartment for a gun filled by a gun. Made in Venice for […]
Louie Mattar’s Cadillac, the Car That Has Everything, 1952
This post was originally published on this siteLouie Mattar, a San Diego garage owner with a big imagination, who turned his 1947 Cadillac into a […]
Fire Box Traps Pranksters, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteThis is an awesome idea! The sending of false fire alarms by mischievous persons may be eliminated through […]
Safety Belt Devised For Car, 1938
This post was originally published on this siteDesigned to hold passengers firmly in their seats in event of a crash so that they will not […]
“Night Glasses” Train Soldiers To Fight in the Dark, 1940
This post was originally published on this siteFor practice in fighting in the dark, cadets in a British officers’ training unit wear special “night glasses” […]
Hair Helmet, the Newest Fashion for Women Cyclists in 1964
This post was originally published on this siteBoth of these cyclists are wearing crash helmets – the lady’s a nylon-hair wig on a heavy plaster-composition […]
The Sun Pod, 1982
This post was originally published on this siteA true vision in 1980’s ingenuity, The Sun Pod was likely invented as a way to enhance the […]
Bathers Changing Clothes Using the ‘Skreenette’ at the Public Beach, 1929
This post was originally published on this siteThe Skreenette, a new bathing tent, for the beach in 1929. It consists of a bell-shaped tent arranged […]
Speedy Motor-Cycle Car Runs on Two Wheels, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteWhether it’s a car or a motor cycle would be hard to say, but the inventor of this […]
1923 Christie Monowheel, the Mother of All Monowheels
This post was originally published on this siteThe product of the fertile imagination of a Professor E. J. Christie of Marion, Ohio, this gyroscopic unicycle […]
Italian Defense Shoes With Spurs for Protection, 1955
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1955 in Italy, defense shoes, complete with spurs on toes and heels to kick away sex pests, […]
Special License Plates Tag Careless Drivers With Skulls in Memphis, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1939, special license plates for traffic violators are being considered as a safety measure by Cliff Davis, […]
Auto Seat Gives Infant Comfort, 1936
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 […]