April 6, 2008

Holley Motor Bicycle (Apr, 1902)

For HILLY DISTRICTS

You can save your breath and strength on uphill grades and go at a great rate of speed if you ride the well tested HOLLEY Motor Bicycle which carries an upright motor at the lowest and strongest part of the frame. Experts admit it to be the best machine on the market and it is really an indispensable one for all hilly localities. Best made in every detail.
HOLLEY MOTOR CO., Bradford, Pa.

April 5, 2008

“Dentyne Takes Double Prize - For Aid to Mouth Health - For Fine Flavor!” (Jun, 1936)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1936

“Dentyne Takes Double Prize - For Aid to Mouth Health - For Fine Flavor!”

DENTYNE - FOR A HEALTHIER MOUTH. Our early forefathers’ teeth were kept in good condition by natural means — by foods that required plenty of chewing. Our foods today are soft — we need Dentyne because its special firmness encourages more vigorous chewing — gives mouth and gums healthful exercise and massage, and promotes self-cleansing.

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March 28, 2008

Chesterfield - They Satisfy (Nov, 1936)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1936

Because when I want to pay tribute to something the first thing that comes to mind is using it as an ashtray.

A Tribute to Football
by Grantland Rice
Blocking backs and interference -Fifty thousand wild adherents -
Tackle thrusts and headlong clashes, Two yard bucks and dizzy dashes,
Head and shoulder, heart and soul, Till you fall across the goal.
And another all-star eleven - They Satisfy

March 24, 2008

RIDE A RANGER ALL THE YEAR ‘ROUND (Mar, 1924)

RIDE A RANGER ALL THE YEAR ‘ROUND

30 Days’ Free Trial

See for yourself the values found in Ranger bicycles with their complete equipment of accessories and extras. Send to-day for catalog and select the model you prefer. Ride it thirty days, test its speed, sturdy qualities, de luxe equipment and exclusive features. If at the end of thirty days you want to return it for any reason, send it back and you will not be out one cent.

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March 23, 2008

TRANSISTORS-first family of electronics (Aug, 1956)

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Issue: Aug, 1956
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TRANSISTORS-first family of electronics

In 1948 Bell scientists announced their invention of the transistor—a tiny device able to amplify signals a hundred thousand times using a small fraction of the power of an electron tube.

From this original “point contact” transistor has grown a distinguished family of immense usefulness to electronics. Some of its leading members are shown here, in approximate actual size, with their scientific type names.

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March 22, 2008

“Ever Seen Your Telephone Switchboard?” (May, 1939)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1939
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This is pretty damn cool. I would have loved to take a tour of my local switchboard.

“Ever Seen Your Telephone Switchboard?”

It’s a fascinating sight — the inside of a telephone central office where your telephone may be connected with the whole Bell System.

Would you like to know more about the telephone and what happens when you make a call?

Your Bell Telephone Company will be glad to show you. Visitors are welcome and we believe you will have a most interesting time. Why not call the Business Office and arrange a visit?

BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
You are cordially invited to visit the Bell System exhibit at Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco

GIRLS DESPISED HIS SKINNY, PIMPLY LOOKS (Feb, 1938)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1938

GIRLS DESPISED HIS SKINNY, PIMPLY LOOKS but now he’s gained 21 POUNDS and new popularity Roy Rigby “At parties I felt like a back number. I was so skinny and my face was so broken out with pimples that none of the girls ever noticed me. On the advice of a friend I started taking Ironized Yeast. In 12 weeks I gained 21 pounds and my face began to clear up and take on a healthy color. I’m strong as an ox now and so popular that the fellows call me a ‘Ladies’ Man’.” —Roy Rigby, De Kalb, ILL.

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March 6, 2008

Zenith Handcrafted TVs (Apr, 1965)

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Source: Time ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1965

This ad pretty much sums up why there are no more American television manufacturers. They are actually advertising the fact that they don’t use circuit boards and that all of their electronics are hand assembled!

BUILT BETTER… to last longer!

Every Zenith portable TV is Handcrafted —built better to last longer. There are no printed circuits. No production shortcuts. Every connection is carefully handwired. This kind of dedication to quality has made Zenith America’s largest selling TV. It is one of the important reasons why Zenith TV gives you finer performance. Fewer service problems. Greater operating dependability. And a sharper, clearer picture, year after year. Don’t settle for less than Zenith—the Handcrafted TV.

ZENITH
The quality goes in before the name goes on

March 3, 2008

Doubling Univac’s Speed! (Sep, 1955)

Doubling Univac’s Speed!

The famous Univac of Remington Rand has widened even further its lead over other electronic business computing systems. Univac is still the only completely self-checked system… the only one which can read, write, and compute simultaneously without extra equipment. And now, the Univac II adds to these superior features the speed of a magnetic-core memory.

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March 1, 2008

POWER that turns mountains into molehills (Aug, 1954)

POWER that turns mountains into molehills

… and miles into minutes!
HERE’S power-riding at its thrilling best. From the moment you swing into the foam-rubber cushioned saddle . . . from the instant you twist the throttle of this breath-taking beauty, you’ll know why the Harley-Davidson 74 OHV is the one motorcycle every rider wants to own. See it! Thrill to a test ride at your dealer’s today. Ask about his easy pay plans. If you now own a motorcycle, get his liberal trade-in deal. For your copy of the action-packed, picture-filled ENTHUSIAST Magazine and illustrated literature, send 10 cents to Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Dept. P, Milwaukee 1, Wisconsin.

Harley Davidson
Hydra-Glide

February 24, 2008

BUILD A URANIUM LOCATOR! (Jun, 1950)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1950

BUILD A URANIUM LOCATOR!

GOVERNMENT NEEDS URANIUM!

Valuable undiscovered deposits may be at your finger tips! Find them with a Geiger Counter. Send $1.00 for Big How-To-Build Plan . . . Describes easy, inexpensive construction and operation. No technical experience needed. This little locator may show you the way to wealth. Uranium and other needed metals are being discovered daily!

Send $1.00 Today For Your Big Plan!
LEJAY MANUFACTURING CO.
247 LeJay Bldg., Minneapolis 8. Minnesota

February 23, 2008

Who-o-o-o-o (Aug, 1933)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1933

Who-o-o-o-o

YES, who? . . . When the shapes and shadows of night hide a million mysteries. . . . When strange, spine-chilling noises freeze us with fright. . . . Who doesn’t wish for the comforting companionship of a strong, bright light?

You’ll he sure your flashlight will work when you want it—if it’s loaded with Eveready Flashlight Batteries! They last longer and stay brighter, because they’re entirely encased in metal. Even the tops are metal!

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