A find!

 Found! Two pieces of 8 inch angle, 1/2inch wall, 6 inches long. 

"Leave them there, you don't need them. What do you want with more junk?"

 "But think what could I make if I had two big heavy pieces of steel!"

 "Sigh"

I'll think of something...

Spot the differences...

John Feirer and Earl Tetro,  Machine Tool Metalworking, McGraw-Hill, 1961

 Seriously...? This required an illustration? 

We pause for a commercial break and thank Williams for their support. 

Auburn for 1934

The price is indeed affordable, the average income in the US was about $946 in 1934.
 

Propeller for the Queen Mary

  One of four propellers destined for the liner Queen Mary. Each propeller was 20 feet in diameter, made of bronze and weighed 35 tons, poured in one shot, I presume... Those guys trust the rigging more than I do.
 

"Hey, Joe" Gelatin silver print, 1959

Artist,  Jan Saudek (born 1935).   Saudek made many copies, some hand-tinted, from 1959 into the 80s.

Two stroke Jimmy diesel

 No action without the supercharger.

Sidecar Sunday

 Drama on a 24 hour rally. No one died.

Qualikraft wrench

  Quali-kraft was a Japanese made tool brand made for the North American department store trade, the wrench looks and feels like a quality item.  I'm not sure about the odd-shaped jaw cutouts, it looks like they are trying to contact the flats of the nut instead of the corners, and also a feature to "ratchet" the wrench on the nut. And it's "patent pending".

 

Past Concept Cars of the Future! 1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special

A Corvette by any other name... It was not put into production...

 

Scintillators and Geiger counters

 Buy now! (1955) Atomics are the future!