And many Harleys and newer Ducatis.
Thursday, August 8, 2024
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Trident for 1972
Still trickling out of the factory, with your choice of 4 or 5 speed transmission, and still no electric start or disc brake... The T150 continued till 1974, when it acquired electric starting, a disc brake and became the T160.
Game getter, 1908
One gun does all. Double barrel, rifled .22 on the top, smooth bore .44 on the bottom. The .44 can be either a bullet or a (now extinct) .44 shot shell. It would be fun to play with at a target range, with and without the stock.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
We used to make things in this country #365 Polson Ironworks
Overall layout for an unnamed cargo carrier drawn around the turn of the last century. Polson Iron Works was based in Toronto and began operations in 1886. After a move to Owen Sound for tax purposes, the company returned to Toronto when Owen Sound did not renew their tax-free status where it continued to build ships and other heavy mechanical items till just past the end of WW1. The company had been quite busy in that time, they launched more than 70 boats. It is not known if this one was completed.
Karlsplatz, Munich, then and now
Trams in the Karlsplatz, Munich in this undated but I'd guess early sixties, by the cars... Below modern times, streetcars replaced by a fountain and those $#@! electric scooters. Osram is still there.
Monday, August 5, 2024
Southern Pacific Streamliner 1946
Golden Gate Bridge, Golden downtown, golden train. It's California!
Curtiss Flying School
A successful venture. In 1912, the Curtiss Flying school graduated more pilots than any other flying school.
Sad day at Packard
During WW1 Packard built 6500 Liberty V12 airplane engines. These three gentlemen look less than happy posing with the last one off the production line.
Previous post on the Liberty engine.
Sunday, August 4, 2024
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