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  • Spot Welder 110 or 220 volt 1946 How-To build PLANS

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“Lifeboats Launched on Inclined Tracks” 1913 pictorial Ocean Liners

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Sand Toy Organ Grinder & Monkey 1930 HowTo Build PLANS

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Zepplin LZ-129 Hindenburg 1935 Fritz August Breuhaus graphic pictorial

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Leica Telephoto Lens 1948 How-To Build PLANS

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Walking Clown 1926 HowTo Build PLANS Wooden Action Toy

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1947 American Moto-Scoot AD *Go Everywhere! Park Anywhere!* Motor Scooter

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Wooden Action CIRCUS TOYS 1944 How-To build PLANS

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1st Rocket Mail Flight 1934 Austrian vintage pictorial

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Fishing Reel Tune Up HowTo INFO Fresh and Salt Water

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1934 SS Rex pictorial “Show Boats of the Atlantic” Aquitania~Empress of Britain

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Margaret Bourke-White 1937 pictorial “The Camera Queen” industrial photographer

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Nutcracker Knurling Tool 1941 HowTo build PLANS * Saves on Lathe Wear *

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“Bring ‘Em Back Alive” 1932 Exposé How Frank Buck Filmed His Tiger-Python Battle

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Queen Mary 1931 article “Britain to Build Largest Liner for Atlantic Speed Honor

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Blondie cartoon Dagwood Splits Atom Joe Musial 1948 NYC 50th anniversary

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WINDMILL Whirligig Merry-Go-Round 1943 How-To build PLANS

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“Auto Triumphs Feature Texas Centennial” 1936 article 100th Anniversary Freedom

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Ham Radio Receiver *6 tube* 12-550 meters 1940 How-To build PLANS

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Tumbling Clown Pull Toy & Rocking Duck 1927 HowTo Build PLANS Wooden Toys

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UFO's The Sense and Nonsense 1967 Philip Wylie article

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Halloween Costumes Robot Gladiator 1934 HowTo Make PLANS

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Griffith Park TravelTown Railroad 1956 pictorial Los Angeles CA Oahu Locomotive

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Civil War Parrott Gun Cannon 20 pounder 1960 How-To build PLANS

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Baby Tractor 1941 HowTo Build PLANS Wooden Frame No Welding

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1949 Harley Davidson *Make the Whole Country Your Vacation Land* Motorcycle Ad

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1937 Mount Palomar Telescope Observatory vintage Construction pictorial

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Bucking Bronco HORSE Wooden Action Toy 1933 vintage HowTo build PLANS

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22' Sailboat Grey Dawn Flying Dutchman 1949 HowTo build PLANS

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President Kennedy & Johnson's Limousine 1964 pictorial 1961 Lincoln Continental

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TreeHouse 6’x6’ 1936 HowTo Build PLANS Aerial Clubhouse

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Whirligig Merry-Go-Round WINDMILL Chimes 1939 How-To build PLANS

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Richard Byrd Antarctic expedition 1930 pictorial “Who Owns the South Pole?”

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Hand Knurler Knurling Tool How To build PLANS Saves on Lathe Wear

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Japanese Soldier Uniform WWII 1945 Vintage pictorial

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1954 SCENICRUISER Greyhound Bus collectible pictorial

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Hal Roach MGM Oliver and Hardy Comedy Gags Special Effects 1935 pictorial

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Grandpa's Secrets

Discover a Wealth of How-to Projects & Plans from a Bygone Era.
Explore our Scientific & Mechanical History in Vintage Hobby, Craft, & Technical Magazine Articles.

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