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with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Armaloy wrench

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  Armaloy was a trademark introduced by the Armstrong Bros. Tool Company of Chicago in 1946 for their new chrome-vanadium steel alloy and so...

Dymaxion

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  Arthur Train, Jr. illustrated by Chichi Lasley, The Story of Everyday Things , 1941 Uhhhm Not quite...
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Friday, July 17, 2026

War bond parade float

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Roger Bilstein and Jay Miller, Aviation in Texas , Texas Monthly Press, 1985  
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Crosley Roamio

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Music in a car? Never happen!  

Norvin!

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 John and his dad Jack admiring a Vincent-engine Featherbed special outside of Jack's motorcycle business.
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Barcalo specialty wrench

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I figured this was another Ford model T- related tool, but Google Lens tells me it was actually made for the Delco Light Co. of Dayton, Ohio...
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

The Grand Prix des Frontières

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 The race at Chimay, Belgium was a road course and saw racing from 1926 through 1972. The 1951 event was a non-championship Formula 2 event ...
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A find!

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  Found! Two pieces of 8 inch angle, 1/2inch wall, 6 inches long.  " Leave them there, y ou don't need them. What do you want with ...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Spot the differences...

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John Feirer and Earl Tetro,  Machine Tool Metalworking , McGraw-Hill, 1961  Seriously...? This required an illustration?  We pause for a com...
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Auburn for 1934

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The price is indeed affordable, the average income in the US was about $946 in 1934.  
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