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

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

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

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

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

 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...

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

  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...

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

I suspect sky blue was not the factory colour.  

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...