USS Akron and airplane

  Practicing launches and retrievals of one of the three biplanes carried by the dirigible USS Akron. 

The idea was for the airship to act like an flying aircraft carrier, carrying small biplanes for reconnaissance and fighter protection. The idea did not work out, the USS Akron was destroyed in a crash off New Jersey during a thunderstorm before it was 2 years old..

The Daily Mirror, 1914

 

Heavy trucking, 1907

  1907 Mack Manhattan Brewery truck

CLAW (Cinch Lock Adjustable Wrench)

   Ad from 1993. Another world-beater wrench idea, as always with these things, it might occasionally be the tool for the job, but it's never going to replace any wrench in your toolbox. Examples available on ebay if interested...

Out and about on Indians

 

Flight magazine July 1957

 The Flight Magazine grew out of the Automotor Journal and the first issue was published in January 1909. Under new management from 1934 when the founder retired, the name was changed to Flight International in 1962 and in 2020 changed from a weekly to monthly magazine.

 I've only seen a few issues, all from the 1950s, an exciting time as jet power came of age.

You need a Luger ( and some intrigue)

from Outdoor Life Magazine (date unknown)

I did a search to see if I could date the ad, and came upon some info at this site. 

   "Hans Tauscher first appears in New York City working for the Hermann Boker & Co. (There's that Boker name again) at 101 Duane St. selling C93 Borchardt Repeating Pistols and also representing the Deutsch Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) at the U. S. Army trials. Tauscher went out on his own around 1899 and an agent for DWM with an address at 320 Broadway. Over the years he appeared at several different addresses in Upper Manhattan including 302-304 Broadway, 10-12 Thomas St., 322 Broadway, and 56-58 Pine St.

Hans Tauscher, the spy; 

   In 1914 when World War I started,  Tauscher was summoned to Berlin, Germany where he was given orders to take over the German spy network in the United States and Canada. On April 2, 1916 he was arrested for being involved in a plot to blow up the Welland Canal. At his trial he was acquitted for a lack of evidence and deported back to Germany where he was decorated by the Kaiser and commissioned a full Captain in the German Intelligence Division. His Agency in New York continued on being run by a general manager, Mr. Henry Muck.

   In 1934 Hans returned to New York and on Aug. 17th he was issued a Certificate of Incorporation for the Tauscher H. Arms Corporation by the State. It was dissolved by the Secretary of State on Dec. 15, 1944."

(information condensed from the web site www.landofborchardt.com)

Nash for 1953

Styling by Pininfarina? Who knew?

 

Monday Mystery

Photographed at a farm museum, no identification. What is this used for?

Skilsaw 1612 chainsaw

 A lightweight saw for the home handyman market. This 34cc saw was introduced in 1977. Specs here.

More info on Skil chainsaw history here. (scroll down)