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

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

CPR toolshed padlock

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 These brass locks were used on many railroads and were similar to the locks on switches, though they were keyed different. They don't l...

Cast iron banks

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  In 1920, the A.C. Williams Co. of Ravenna, Ohio was the world’s largest cast iron toy maker. They also made piggybanks in a large variety ...

Testbed

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 This ex-Air Canada Viscount used in the development of the PT6A-50 turboprop engine model utilized as the powerplant for the de Havilland C...

Rich Child Cycle

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 Who named that kid?
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Monday, May 11, 2026

Warner radial engines

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    I was surprised to find that Warner is still around supporting their radial engines in the 125-185 hp range. From their site comes this...

VW Jetta in white

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 More than once people have stopped to look at and photograph this car. So here it is. To me it's just another one of thousands of borin...
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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Jas. Clark Electric tools

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  When the company opened in 1892 the company was named after the founders, Cooper and Clark. L H Cooper retired in 1907 and the renamed c...

Sidecar Sunday

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 Passenger needs a windshield...
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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Supershort chassis SJ Deusenbergs

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  Apparently there were only two supershort chassis Deusenbergs made, one for Clark Gable (above)  and one for Gary Cooper.  I found these t...
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Caille outboard motors

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 Around 1906, the first gasoline outboard motor was designed by a Yale law student from Detroit named Cameron Waterman. Waterman asked the C...
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