Comments on: Mechanical Novelties (Mar, 1936)

Comments on: Mechanical Novelties (Mar, 1936) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/22/mechanical-novelties/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Shaydie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/22/mechanical-novelties/comment-page-1/#comment-1053186 Shaydie Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:42:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/22/mechanical-novelties/#comment-1053186 Wow, that cigarette lighter would NOT be sold today Wow, that cigarette lighter would NOT be sold today

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/22/mechanical-novelties/comment-page-1/#comment-1043834 Stannous Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:47:12 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/22/mechanical-novelties/#comment-1043834 The fireman and truck look straight out of the movie version of 'Fahrenheit 451.' And note the description of the gas tank from an era when tires were so poorly made that cars carried multiple spares. The fireman and truck look straight out of the movie version of ‘Fahrenheit 451.’

And note the description of the gas tank from an era when tires were so poorly made that cars carried multiple spares.

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