Saturday, August 16, 2025

Friday, August 15, 2025

Johnson Motors for Ariel in 1959


 

Acme No 2 stapler



   Probably more sculptural than necessary and certainly that cast base is fancier than it needs to be but I'd put it on my desk.
  Acme Staple is still around, and can supply the staples you need when you run out.


Thursday, August 14, 2025

Special Safety Matches


 The "Safety Match" replaced the very self-igniting white phosphorus with the calmer red phosphorus, an 1844 innovation from Swedish chemistry professor Gustav Erik Pasch.

Swedish match history

Automobile body patent USD286865S


Big hit for Chrysler. 
Nicest thing here are the super-styled "Fig" titles.

 

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Matchless 1950


 "Predominate" Wasn't that a British Dreadnaught?
 I'll guess that that word has never been used in advertising copy in the last 50 years.

Identifying steel types by their sparks


 

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Packards


 I remember these hood ornaments being nicknamed "Lady pushing donut", these days it's apparently just "Donut pusher".