An interesting photo collection of retro personal computer ads from the 1980s
This post was originally published on this siteThis photo collection of vintage ads gives a glimpse into how the computer industry developed in the early […]
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These photos show terrifying and strange medical devices from history, 1900s-1950s
This post was originally published on this siteMedical sciences in the early parts of the 20th century were far advanced from the medieval days of […]
The Dornier Do X: The world’s largest ‘flying boat’ that could barely get off the ground, 1929-1933
This post was originally published on this siteThe Dornier Do-X was the largest, heaviest, and most powerful flying boat in the world when it was […]
Vintage photos show how glamorous the old days of train travel used to be, 1900s-1940s
This post was originally published on this siteAt the beginning of the 1900s, leisure travel in general was something experienced exclusively by the wealthy and […]
Setting speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Trials, 1966
This post was originally published on this siteThe Bonneville Salt Flats are in Utah, USA, near the border with Nevada, and as the name suggests […]
A fascinating collection of vintage automobile ads between the 1900s and 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteIn this collection, we will dive into vintage advertisements and take a look at car advertisements between the […]
Photos of Vis-O-Matic, the pre-Internet online shopping store, 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1950s, visionary business entrepreneur Lawrence Freiman opened a new concept store that tried to reinvent the […]
Vintage ads for Ericofon one-piece rotary dial telephone, 1950s-1970s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Ericofon, created by the Swedish phone giant L.M. Ericsson in the 1950s was the lightest phone on […]
Interesting vintage photos of car advertisements from the late 1950s and 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThis article displays an impressive photo collection of vintage car advertisements in the late 1950s and 1960s. The […]
Richter’s Rocket Bike: When a daredevil attached rockets to his bicycle, 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteIn pre-war Germany in the 1930s, there was great interest in all kinds of rocket-propelled vehicles; cars, airplanes, […]
Fascinating vintage TV set ads from the 1950s
This post was originally published on this siteTelevision was introduced to Americans in 1939 and began to gain a foothold after the Second World War. […]
The Antarctic Snow Cruiser: Historical photos of an one-of-a-kind vehicle that turned out to be a colossal failure, 1939-1940
This post was originally published on this siteThe Antarctic Snow Cruiser was developed under the direction of famed explorer Admiral Richard Byrd and it was […]
Vintage computer ads that show how far we’ve progressed, 1970-1990
This post was originally published on this siteIt’s quite fascinating to read the vintage magazine adverts because nothing gets old faster than technology news and […]
V-Mail: The WWII program that scanned letters onto microfilm, 1942-1945
This post was originally published on this siteDuring World War II, letters were essential for soldiers and sailors stationed overseas. The average soldier wrote six […]
Vintage pictures of bizarre vending machines you never knew existed, 1920-1960
This post was originally published on this siteThis collection of photographs shows some of the world’s oldest and oddest vending machines. Nowadays almost anything imaginable […]
Vintage photos inside the shipyards where the revolutionary steamships were built, 1860-1900
This post was originally published on this siteDuring the rule of Queen Victoria (1837 1901), the British shipbuilding industry experienced great strides. Especially after the […]
The bizarre Monowheel seen through vintage photographs, 1930-1940
This post was originally published on this siteBetween the 1860s and 1930s, the monowheel (also referred to as a monocycle) was frequently suggested as a […]
Vintage devices of birth control that look appalling, 500 BCE-1970s
This post was originally published on this siteAlthough the birth control pill and other hormonal contraceptive devices are modern inventions, birth control forms have been […]
Schlörwagen: The bizarre German car that was super-aerodynamic but very impractical, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1930s was a defining decade for automotive design, during which time the car evolved from its horse-drawn […]
The story of the Radio Hat, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1949, Victor Hoeflich held a press conference to introduce the “Man from Mars, Radio Hat”. Hoeflich knew […]
A lie detector for the power of kisses, 1939
This post was originally published on this siteLie detector tests have become a popular cultural icon — from crime dramas to comedies to advertisements — […]
When the early hairdryers looked like crazy robots, 1910-1930
This post was originally published on this siteBlow dryers were invented in the late 19th century. The first model was created by Alexander F. “Beau” […]
Keedoozle: America’s first fully automated store, 1949
This post was originally published on this siteKeedoozle was the first fully automated grocery store in the United States; a most futuristic shopping experience that […]
The construction of Panama Canal in rare pictures, 1881-1914
This post was originally published on this siteThe Panama Canal idea goes back to the 16th century. After understanding the riches of Peru, Ecuador, and […]
The huge mobile phones of the old days, 1970-1990
This post was originally published on this siteThe history of proto mobile phones goes back to 1908 when a US Patent was issued in Kentucky […]