1960 Ford Spaceliner, a Vehicle That Looks a Bit Like a Spaceship From a Science-Fiction Movie
This post was originally published on this siteThere was a time when bubbletop concept cars were all the rage, both in the design studios of […]
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1981 SAAB 906 Turbo, Sweden’s 6-Wheeled Colossal With Full Variety of Gadgets
This post was originally published on this siteThere aren’t a lot of six-wheeled cars out there and often they’re one-of-a-kind mods like this Saab 906 […]
Smith Motor Wheel, a Self-Contained Power Unit Designed for Attachment to a Bicycle From the 1910s
This post was originally published on this siteThe founder of Smith Precision Products Company, Reuben Stanley Smith, filed seven patents between the years 1914 and […]
Pigeon Hole Parking for Automobiles in Portland, 1955
This post was originally published on this sitePigeon Hole Parking came to Portland with the wave of parking-lot mania that swept the city in the […]
Piano For the Bedridden, 1935
This post was originally published on this sitePiano especially designed for people who are confined to bed, Great Britain, 1935. This amazing bed piano comes […]
19th Century Group Shaving Machine
This post was originally published on this siteInvented in the 19th century, the “mass shaving machine” can shave a dozen men at once. In 1960, […]
Suntan Vending Machine, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteAnyone in the market for a suntan vending machine? Star Manufacturing Co. produced this fabulous vending machine back […]
Chronophotographic Gun, the First Invention to Capture Moving Images on the Same Plate, 1882
This post was originally published on this siteA polymorphic scientific, Étienne-Jules Marey (5 March 1830 – 15 May 1904) explored numerous techniques and disciplines, obsessed […]
Groom of the Stool, the Unpleasant Royal Job From the 17th Century
This post was originally published on this siteThe Groom of the Stool, or Groom of the King’s Close Stool, has gone down in history as […]
The New Eyelashes, 1932
This post was originally published on this siteBeauty culturists wearing the latest platinum and golden beaded eyelashes introduced at their national convention. A number of […]
1919 Franklin Series 9-B Brougham, a Car With an Air-Cooled Engine and Unusual Veed Windshield
This post was originally published on this siteThis 1919 Franklin and those from earlier years look different from most cars of the period because, being […]
1975 UrbaCar – A Town Car That You Could Purchase and Assemble Yourself for Only $1,400
This post was originally published on this siteWhen UrbaCar was featured on the cover of Mechanix Illustrated magazine in the mid-1970s it set off a […]
July 23, 1904: The First Ice Cream Cone Created During St. Louis World’s Fair, Reputedly by Charles E. Menches
This post was originally published on this siteOn July 23, 1904, according to some accounts, Charles E. Menches conceived the idea of filling a pastry […]
These “Woodmobiles” Were Equipped With Gasifiers Designed to Convert Organic Material Into Combustible Gas
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, almost every motorized vehicle in continental Europe was converted to use firewood. Wood gas […]
1929 Zaschka Three Wheeler, the World’s First Folding Car
This post was originally published on this siteBuilt in 1928 in Berlin, the Zaschka was a folding 3-wheeled car. Its inventor was Engelbert Zaschka who […]
1937 Hunt Housecar With the First Working RV Shower
This post was originally published on this siteHistory has ensured that J. Roy Hunt (July 7, 1884 – October 1972) will be better remembered for […]
Amateur Radio Installed in car, 1919
This post was originally published on this siteAn amateur radio set installed in a car by Alfred H. Grebe, a radio manufacturer of New York […]
Siège d’Amour: This Love Chair Was Originally Designed for the Future King Edward VII in 1890
This post was originally published on this siteThis extraordinary and highly imaginative chair was originally designed for the future King Edward VII – then known […]
1935 Streamline Car With Camper by Angelo R. Noble
This post was originally published on this siteBuilt in 1935 by Angelo R. Noble just north of Los Angeles, it clearly takes its influence from […]
Pluto Lamps: The Victorian Gas Lamps That Sold Cups of Hot Coffee, Tea and Coca
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1897, Pluto Lamps were installed at several points in London. These devices were not only engaged in […]
Female Urinal, ca. 1800s
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the English equivalent to the French bordalou and would have been used in the bed chamber […]
Historical Photos of Convair Model 118 ConvAirCar, a Prototype Flying Car of Which Only 2 Were Built in 1947
This post was originally published on this siteIf you think the other flying cars all look a little too much like airplanes, join the club. […]
Schnee Four Cell Bath: These Electric Baths From the Early 20th Century Are the Creepiest Therapeutic Treatments Ever!
This post was originally published on this siteWe would call it quackery or chicanery today if doctor’s told us to take baths in water carrying […]
In 1908, the Coffee Filter and Filter Paper Were Founded by a German Housewife
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1908, a utility model was registered at the Kaiserliches Patentamt (Imperial Patent Office) in Berlin, which is […]
1939 Pontiac Plexiglas “Ghost Car”: The First Full-Sized “See-Thru” Car Ever Made in America
This post was originally published on this siteVisitors to the 1939 New York World’s Fair Highways and Horizons exhibit by General Motors were dazzled by […]