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

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Sidecar Sunday

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  Alfred Angas Scott shows off his own sidecar outfit. 1913
Saturday, August 15, 2026

Universal Marine engines

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  I was perusing a 1938 Yachting magazine and found the Universal Engine Co. line of marine engines. The ad wasn't the most visually app...
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Triple compound steam engine

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Once the simple steam engine had been developed to a useful level, it didn't take long for people to realize there was still potential e...
Friday, August 14, 2026

Mascot egg grading scale

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 Things ya learn, I never considered that eggs were sized by weight.

Vintage hovercraft

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Hovercrafts seemed like they could have been useful and fun, but they were so loud!  
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Union Tool Co. tap handle

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  Union seemed to be a popular name to use for a company, this one was originally the Union Caliper company, located in Fitchburg, Mass. but...
Thursday, August 13, 2026

1922 Kissel 6-45 Speedster

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  The Kissel Motor Car company was founded in 1906 and produced quality cars and trucks out of its Hartford, Wisconsin factory. This Speedst...

Visualizing preignition

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Boston-Maine Airways

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  This is the showy side of a luggage label for Boston-Maine Airways. Boston-Maine Airways was established in 1931 by the Boston and Maine R...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Vintage wood plane, convex

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  This unidentified, possibly homemade, wood plane has a profile I've not seen before, with multiple passes it would plane out a tapered...
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