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

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Monday, August 10, 2026

Boeing 747 postcard, 1971

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  The 747 fleet served El Al from 1971 to Nov 2019.   Farewell video .

Philips Dyno flashlight

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  Here's a fun little device, a pump action flywheel-powered dynamo light (or squeeze flashlight). The fun goes out of it quick, as the ...
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Stanley Marsh no 100 mItre box

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   Here's the king of miter boxes seen at Liberty Tool in Maine. I thought it was just a big solid professional miter clamp, turns out i...
Sunday, August 9, 2026

Sidecar Sunday Car and sidecar in Uruguay

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    Here are a series of stills taken from a video on Youtube. No explanation as this sequence was playing and we have no idea what the heck...
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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Bonneville besuty

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    Beautiful car but I see “Bonneville” six places on the body. Identity crisis?
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Fleet 6328 wrench

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    For some reason there are no “Fleet tool” markings on this wrench (nothing at all on the back) but the 6328 number identifies it as a Fl...
Friday, August 7, 2026

Summertime fun!

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 Fun for the whole family... 
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Chrysler Master Technician Service Conference tools

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    In the sixties and seventies Chrysler ran the Master Technician Service Conference (MTSC) program for technicians. Awards consisted of g...
Thursday, August 6, 2026

One of my vices is vises, Stanley #702 corner vise

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  Introduced in 1957, the Stanley 702 was a development of the #700 clamp-on vise ( patent 1,765,321  of 1930) which utilized a screw mounte...

Steam engine

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  Someone thought I should have this and I'm grateful! It is purportedly a pre 1900 Locomobile steam car engine, but I haven't had t...
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