Progress is fine, but it's gone on for too long.
with apologies to Ogden Nash...
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Two strokes are the future!
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So said Elmore in 1910... The company had been manufacturing bicycles in Clyde, Ohio for 7 years when they started building cars in 1900. T...
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Friday, November 6, 2026
We used to make things in this country,#382 IEL Pioneer chainsaw
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This is another pre-diaphragm carburetor chainsaw. In this design, the engine and bar remain solidly connected while the tank and carbure...
Scandinavian American, 1913
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S.S. Frederik VIII of the Scandinavian-American Line, originally painted by artist Ferdinand Worms (1859–1939). The Frederik VIII ...
OEC Four 1934
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A proposed 4 cylinder motorcycle by the Osborne Engineering Company, the prototype was not completed in time for the show. The engine was a...
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
General Electric Electronic Toys
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Here's a GE Model 186-3 toy record player. It came with a 78 rpm record of nursery rhymes, to match the printed illustrations on the s...
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Wednesday, November 4, 2026
School projects
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This tool was offered at an antique market, it was described as a school project. It's a different type of a project, as the big one (a...
Different times, indeed
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This was found in a 1970s fishing industry newsletter which did this as a "retrospective". The caption at the bottom says it all...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Observation car in Quebec City, 1935
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Open grandstand-style trolley car for sightseeing.
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Kawasaki A1 Samurai 250
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Nice survivor...
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Monday, November 2, 2026
Tailoring shears
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Now that's a pair of scissors! Heavy and about a foot long, the handles are beautifully formed to fit the operators right hand. On t...
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