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  • Einsteinturm 1921 article “Observatory to Test Einstein Theory” Potsdam Germany

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  • 1946 *Lionel Trains are Back Again* Post WWII AD Freight Set Electro-Magnetic

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“How to Tame Jungle Cats” Clyde Beatty 1933 article & Auguste Piccard's Balloon

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1932 Lionel No. 433 E Ad Bob Butterfield 20th Century Limited engineer

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Colonial Doll House Furniture 1940 How-To build PLANS Diorama

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Buck Rogers Movie SFX Atom Chamber 1940 pictorial Buster Crabbe

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1946 *Lionel Trains are Back Again* Post WWII AD Freight Set Electro-Magnetic

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Stair Lift Climber Elevator Chair 1964 How-To buld PLANS DIY $AVE

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Metropolis Movie Fritz Lang 1927 Rotwang Maria vintage pictorial

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Bil Cora Baird on making Puppets Cronkite on TV 1954 vintage pictorial

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7x10 Playhouse / Garden Tool Shed How-To Design PLANS

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Low Cost Vacation Home Cabin 24x32 Truss Frame 1972 HowTo build PLANS

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1949 Harley Davidson Hydra-Glide *Super-Smooth Riding* vintage Motorcycle Ad

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1957 Chevy Vintage AD "Gets Whistles from Engineers"

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1920 Haverford Cycle Black Beauty Bicycle AD $1 a week pays for the Black Beauty

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PLAYHOUSE w/Slide & Upper Deck 1963 How-To Build PLANS 8'x8'

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South Manchuria Railway 1932 pictorial Japanese~China~Korea Armored Troop Train

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Floating Lawn Chair 1968 How-To Build PLANS Outboard Powered

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Newfoundland Tsunami 1930 article Transatlantic Telegraph Cable disaster& repair

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1967 Riverside Benelli 125 & 250cc Motorcycle original Ad Montgomery Ward

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Hindenburg Zeppelin Airship 1962 pictorial A.A. Hoehling

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Fiat Multipla Beach Buggy 1957 pictorial article Vignale-built

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Twin Cylinder Compound STEAM ENGINE 1946 How-To Build PLANS

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1943 Savage 99 WWII AD “When the Sporting Arms Industry goes to War”

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Pickup Truck Cabover Camper/ Cap 1973 HowTo Build PLANS

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Low Cost 20x24 Vacation CABIN Camp Shelter 1970 How-To build PLANS

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1928 Lionel Electric Trains *Bild-A-Loco* vintage print AD *Distant Control*

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Budd Company Streamline Coaches 1947 pictorial "Newest Trains Low-Cost Luxury"

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Wooden Wheel Clock 15th Century Swiss 1964 How-To build PLANS

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1/2hp 1 Cylinder Model Gas Engine 1945 HowTo Build PLANS 6500 rpm

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15 Ton Hydraulic Press 1951 How-To Build PLANS Heavy Duty

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Union Pacific Railway M-10000 prototype 1933 article Streamline Passenger Trains

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Southwest USA Lost Gold MINES 1950 MAP INFO article

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Spray Paint Can Shaker How-To Build PLANS Drill powered

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How-To Drill Your Own Water Well INFO Shallow Driven

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Abbott Magic Co “Michigan’s House of Magic” 1957 pictorial Magical Get Together

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1934 SS Rex pictorial “Show Boats of the Atlantic” Aquitania~Empress of Britain

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Einsteinturm 1921 article “Observatory to Test Einstein Theory” Potsdam Germany

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1939 Indian Junior Scout Motorcycle vintage Ad

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"What Were the Flying Saucers" 1951 UFO Eyewitness Survey

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“Home-Made Motion-Picture Camera & Projector” 35mm 1922 HowTo build PLANS wooden

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1922 Meccano Vintage Print AD “A Masterpiece Every Day” Engineering Toy Sets

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T-Men 1936 pictorial United States Treasury Police agency History

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Rose Engine 1942 HowTo build PLANS Drafting Device

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1931 Indian Motorcycle print AD “Up..Over..Away!”

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Small Playhouse 4’ x 6’ 8” 1952 HowTo Build PLANS Take-Apart design

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“How a Parking Meter Works” 1959 pictorial vintage Coin Operated

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Jungleland 1953 article “Stars of Stage, Screen & Jungle” Mabel Stark~Mel Koontz

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Palisades Amusement Park Thrill Rides 1945 pictorial

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Gas Mask pictorial 1932 article False Faces for Everyone” Battlefield & Industry

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Grandpa's Secrets

Discover a Wealth of How-to Projects & Plans from a Bygone Era.
Explore our Scientific & Mechanical History in Vintage Hobby, Craft, & Technical Magazine Articles.

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