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

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Steam tugboats

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 Steam tug Pioneer among the squareriggers it guided to moorings at Port Gamble lumber mills in Puget Sound. Makes me wonder, how did these ...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Rolls Royce steak delivery

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Car Collector magazine, Mar 1990  Two of these unique refrigerated vehicles were constructed for the Gilbert Sirloin Store for local meat de...

Schollhorn Company Lodi cutting pliers

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These pliers feature the parallel action handle designed by W. B. Bernard shown in  Patent No. 427,220 . These cutting pliers were patented ...

1936 Bentley Airflow Saloon

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 After those giant "truck-like" racers of the twenties, Bentley made elegant things like this car in the thirties.  I'd drive...
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Monday, April 27, 2026

Monday Mystery meter

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 The scale is in volts, there appears to be a resistance coil of sorts between what I assume to be the fixed probes so what is this meter fo...
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Sunday, April 26, 2026

My, what big teeth you have...

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 This tool looks a lot more exciting than it actually is, the head of a carpet stretcher.

Sidecar Sunday

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D H Davidson with unnamed passenger (as always).  
Saturday, April 25, 2026

Cooper's bung borer

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A tool for making holes in barrels. Can't make out the lettering on the handle unfortunately.  
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Friday, April 24, 2026

3D sander

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This is a unique design for a palm sander, looks useful for uneven surfaces. Never seen one in person before, it must not have been a sales ...
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La Moto 1922

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