Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.

thanks, Ski Quite amazing how much clothing women were weighed down with  for any activity they chose to participate in... Below, Muriel Hin...

  Display of parts from raw to finished with sectioned Bren gun. Main body parts on the left. See previous post here .

Yes, this will be on the test...  

Inspired by the BMW telescopic fork introduced in 1935, in 1937 Associated Motorcycles Corp. ordered a set for "evaluation". Devel...

A reader sent in pictures of this McKinnon wrench, an old style "monkey wrench", wondering if it was possible to date it. It looks...

Another beautiful cutaway illustration, this time by artist Gédo, real name Georges Gédovius. (Thanks Hailwood1965)  The 4360 cc V16 with Ro...

The OHC Velocette KTT motor, developed from the racers and introduced in 1929, was the first production racer. The camshaft is driven with t...

Now the main component of a vaguely disquieting sculpture in a shop window on Queen St West in Toronto; Pudendal nerve of shame by J V Douce...

thanks, Inno! Here's a set of blasting cap cutter/crimpers from a toolmaker we've never seen. Canadian Industries Limited was largel...

No 1. Mid sixties Benelli 50, I believe? No 2. ? No 3. ?? No 4. ?? No 5. ?? thanks, Rolf! No 6. ??