The Moustache Cup: The Special Tea Cup Used by the Victorian Men to Protect Their Mustache
This post was originally published on this site“A lip without a mustache is like a body without clothing.” – Guy de Maupassant The late 19th […]
inventions
Lifting and Spanking Machine, ca. 1908
This post was originally published on this siteMuch like the vibrators from the Victoria era, there were some pretty kinky-ass devices officially marketed under slightly […]
17 Vintage Photographs of Heinkel Kabine Bubble Cars in the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Heinkel Kabine was a microcar designed by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke and built by them from 1956 to 1958. […]
The Belle – The Amphibious Motorcycle Sidecar From the 1960s That We Want Today
This post was originally published on this siteTrying to get to that island party but have no way to get there? Maybe you need an […]
Vintage Photos of Two-Faced German Microcar Zündapp Janus From the Late 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteZündapp was a German manufacturer of motorcycles that was founded in 1917. Zündapp collaborated with Porsche in the […]
The Otter: The 1950s Amphibious Caravan That Time Forgot!
This post was originally published on this siteEver wanted to combine your love of caravanning with life on the ocean – well, river – waves? […]
The World’s Smoothest-Looking Classic Car: A Looking Back on the 1948 Norman Timbs Buick Streamliner
This post was originally published on this siteMechanical engineer Norman E. Timbs created this dramatic streamliner in the 1940s which in many ways was the […]
12 Interesting Facts About Nikola Tesla You Probably Didn’t Know
This post was originally published on this siteNikola Tesla (10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and […]
Historical Photos of the Bizarre Two-Wheeled, Self-Balancing 1967 Gyro-X Vehicle
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1967 Alex Tremules, contracted by California-based Gyro Transport Systems, built the single-seated Gyro-X. The automobile had just […]
The Fabulous 1961 Buick Flamingo With Swiveling Passenger Seat
This post was originally published on this siteGeneral Motors took note, and took it even further; the designers of one of their 1961 concept cars, […]
1938 Phantom Corsair: The Regret of a Car Ahead of Its Time
This post was originally published on this siteThe Phantom Corsair is a prototype automobile built in 1938. It is a six-passenger 2-door sedan that was […]
A Car For the Jet Age: Cool Pics of the 1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1950s was a rememberred decade in many things. From the boom of culture and fashion to the […]
The Motorcar Designed for the Woman, 1920s
This post was originally published on this siteHere’s an amazing vintage footage of two women assembling, unfolding a three-wheel electric car. The car can be […]
TV-Helmet (Portable Living Room) by Walter Pichler, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteAround fifty years ago, a man wore a submarine-like white helmet that extended from front to back. His […]
Manufacturing Concorde, the World’s First Supersonic Passenger Jet
This post was originally published on this siteConcorde remains one of the most iconic and most beautiful aircraft ever to take to the skies and […]
Amazing Vintage Photos of Hughes H-4 Hercules, The World’s Largest Flying Boat That Flew for Only 26 Seconds
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1942, the U.S. War Department needed to transport war materiel and personnel to Britain. Allied shipping in […]
18 Fascinating Vintage Photos That Show the Golden Age of the Cubicle Farm
This post was originally published on this siteCubicles first entered our lives in 1968, when they were invented by Robert Propst, who wanted to improve […]
In 1968, Computers Got Personal: How Douglas Engelbart’s "Mother of All Demos" Changed Personal Technology Forever
This post was originally published on this siteIn the America of 1968, computers weren’t at all personal. They were refrigerator-sized behemoths that hummed and blinked, […]
Reliant Robin, a Three-Wheeled Car That Was Voted the Worst British Car of All Time!
This post was originally published on this siteThe Reliant Robin is a small three-wheeled car produced by the Reliant Motor Company in Tamworth, England. It […]
Swimming Taught Far From Water
This post was originally published on this site“No fear of water can keep the pupil from learning to swim in this apparatus.” This appeared in […]
36 Most Amazing Spy Gadgets From the Cold War Era
This post was originally published on this siteCold war era is Famous for the espionage and spying operations by the world’s two biggest spy organizations […]
Dr. Young’s Ideal Rectal Dilators Were a Real Thing!
This post was originally published on this siteDr. Young’s Dilators were a real medical device sold in the United States from the late nineteenth century […]
How the Original Selfie Stick Was Invented in the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteBefore the word “selfie” was even coined, let alone in the dictionary. The first selfie stick was neither […]
Brooks Walker’s Fifth Wheel: This 1950s Car Had an Extra Wheel to Help With Parking
This post was originally published on this siteCars these days allow people to easily hide their parking ineptitude. But if you wanted to park more […]
Cooking Smart With Smart Kitchens: Imagining an American Kitchen of Tomorrow in the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThe look of the American kitchen in the 1930s and early 1940s was very different than the shape […]