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

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Friday, June 12, 2026

1930s Wyandotte pressed steel Streamlined Speedster (updated)

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Gorgeous! Another toy I would have appreciated less as a kid.  Update; Claus sends these images of his car/trailer combination. I agree with...
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Thursday, June 11, 2026

MGB GT

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

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I'd suggest that t he cage should have been illustrated as a separate part. I do approve of the handlettering...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Big casting

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Robert Gordon, Patrick Mahone, The Texture of Industry, Oxford Press 1994   In this photo foundry workers pose with a mine hoist sheave whe...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Standard Guilford C clamp

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 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...
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Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta

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  In 1932, Imperial Airways requested an airliner for their African and India routes. The specification included room for 9 passengers and t...
Monday, June 8, 2026

Metcoid wrench

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  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...
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Monday Mystery, found in the ocean off Maine

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 Another weird one. This aluminum and fibreglass thing was found floating, someone picked it up and brought it ashore. Looks like the top ha...
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Sunday, June 7, 2026

One of my vices is vises, Desmond Simplex No 30

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I suspect sky blue was not the factory colour.  

Sidecar Sunday

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That's about as cool as it gets. Sold at an estate sale in Farmington, Michigan. Mid May 2026. We'll include a detail of the Vincent...
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