Dodge for 1931

Dodge, trying hard in the depth of the Depression.

 

Truly, a yacht to be proud of!

 Price on request...

Sidecar Sunday

 

Know your micrometers

 Above, parts of the micrometer. below, the first micrometer made by Jean Palmer of France in 1848, as brought back to the US by Joseph R Brown and Lucien Sharp after a visit to the Paris Exposition. Bottom, their improved version of 1885.

Shop Theory, Henry Ford Trade School, McGraw Hill 1942

Illustration from 1936

 Child-Life Arithmetics 6 by Breed, Overman & Woody, 1936.

Oneletterwords

 Wasn't the future womderful?

Wrench etiquette

 Why doesn't everyone know this?

Basset -Lowke steam toys, 1904

  I'd probably have more fun with these at retirement age than I would have as a kid.

 

Ride-on drill press

John L Feirer Earl Tatro, Machine Tool Metalworking, McGraw Hill 1961

 

Test rides today!

1917 Powerplus

 

Jubilee clips

 The first and ubiquitous worm drive hose clamp invented in 1921 by Commander Lumley Robinson of the British Royal Navy. Usually made from stainless steel for corrosion resistance the worm runs in series of grooves to provide even pressure around a hose connection. The name "Jubilee" became a genericized term for these adjustable clamps, though according to the company website, the origin of the name is unknown.  Also wondering about the significance of "Famous in Four Reigns."