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

with apologies to Ogden Nash...

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Studebaker Packard for 1958

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   Sadly 1958 was the final year for Packard, Studebaker was struggling too. The President did not sell well, about 4700 cars, the Commander...
Monday, June 30, 2025

The joys of working with junk... Update

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I'm in the middle of my annual haying frenzy, a day or two of cutting hay, waiting a day or two, glued to the weather channel, rake and ...
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15/32 socket

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 I've never seen a socket of this measurement. 15/32 metric-ates out to 11.9 mm so it probably isn't just a standardized12 mm. It...
Sunday, June 29, 2025

Abrafile rod saw

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A tungsten carbide rod saw blade to fit to a junior hacksaw frame and used to cut tiles. Made by the Abrasive Tool Co. of Twickenham, Englan...
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Sidecar Sunday

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Saturday, June 28, 2025

1930 Vincent HRD

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Philip Vincent wanted to make motorcycles, he was advised to buy an existing name as an entry into the market. He bought HRD from Howard R D...
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Tugboats at work

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1950s National Geographic    Just an overly dramatic shot of a freighter being tended to in Baltimore harbour.
Friday, June 27, 2025

Goso Delivery scooter wind up toy

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The German toy company Goso made this 3 wheel delivery scooter windup toy, it seems to have a flap in the box to catapult the load out unexp...
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1958 Cadillac

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      A Philadelphia flavor to this 1958 ad. The car is pulled up to the front entrance of the the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel at 200 S. Broad ...
Thursday, June 26, 2025

Education

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 Above, Central Toronto Academy, formerly the Central Commerce Collegiate Institute, built in 1911. Below, Central Technical School, built 1...
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