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

 And there you have it. Modern power brakes, pretty much all there by 1936. Some car manufacturers were still deciding whether brakes were r...

That is a large heavy 4 inch vise. Once again, very little history on the company that I can find.   

Gorgeous! Another toy I would have appreciated less as a kid.  Update; Claus sends these images of his car/trailer combination. I agree with...

Probably 1973. In factory correct Harvest Gold, looks like sandy brown to me.    Update; Derek sends some images of the original harvest go...

I'd suggest that t he cage should have been illustrated as a separate part. I do approve of the handlettering...

Robert Gordon, Patrick Mahone, The Texture of Industry, Oxford Press 1994   In this photo foundry workers pose with a mine hoist sheave whe...

 This rarity was found at Liberty Tool , very little information on the company that I can find, but by the items found on ebay, it seems th...

  In 1932, Imperial Airways requested an airliner for their African and India routes. The specification included room for 9 passengers and t...

  Metcoid was an early 1950s brand of tools by a company named Metal Engineering Company of Chicago, there is a thought that they might have...

 Another weird one. This aluminum and fibreglass thing was found floating, someone picked it up and brought it ashore. Looks like the top ha...