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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Dec, 1929
Posted in: DIY, Toys and Games
Posted: 02/11/2011
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Easy STUNTS with Paper (Dec, 1929)

Easy STUNTS with Paper

Amusing tricks can easily be performed with sheets of paper if you know how to fold and cut or tear to obtain intricate and unusual patterns. Soldier hats and headpieces of other styles as well as the Jacob’s ladder can be speedily produced.

by KEENAN H. WARD

ALL you require in the way of equipment is a sheet of paper. All you need to do is fold it several times, here and there; tear it, so and so . . . and there you are with a clever paper hat, a mariner’s wheel, a paper ladder or some other clever little knick-knack of entertainment or utility.

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Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Jul, 1950
Posted in: Toys and Games
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Posted: 02/08/2011
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New Toys for Junior (Jul, 1950)

New Toys for Junior

Atomic Lab Set. shown at the American Toy Fair in New York, has cloud chamber that makes visible the paths taken by speeding alpha particles, a Geiger counter, and a screen that shows the break-up of radio-active material. A. C. Gilbert Co., of New Haven, Conn.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Jan, 1930
Posted in: Toys and Games
Posted: 01/17/2011
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Fun with Shadows for Home Entertainers (Jan, 1930)

Fun with Shadows for Home Entertainers

Profiles of birds and beasts can be made with hands, a light and a screen. This feature explains how anyone can cast the shadows of sixteen different figures, an accomplishment which will provide many full evenings of entertainment for either children or adults.

Ordinary sheet provides the screen for shadow entertainment. Strong electric bulb can be provided with home-made reflector and a cardboard shield — all the equipment needed for highly entertaining home program based on complete details in this article.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Mar, 1931
Posted in: Toys and Games
Posted: 01/14/2011
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New Golf Game Played Like Pool (Mar, 1931)

New Golf Game Played Like Pool

THERE seems to be no end to the contraptions devised to satisfy the golf lust in mankind. The latest device is a cross between miniature golf and pool, having features of both games. The links consists of an area of greensward arranged like a pool table, and the goal of the player is to put the balls into the pockets.

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Science And Mechanics
Issue: Dec, 1952
Posted in: Advertisements, Radio, Toys and Games
Posted: 12/14/2010
18 Comments
DICK TRACY WRIST RADIO (Dec, 1952)

DICK TRACY WRIST RADIO

… for Kids from 6 to 60

WEAR IT LIKE A WATCH – USE IT AS A RADIO!
SHOCKPROOF – SAFE!

One of the most compact sets you’ve ever seen!

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Science And Mechanics
Issue: Jan, 1932
Posted in: Nautical, Toys and Games
Posted: 12/13/2010
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A Boy-Powered Submarine (Jan, 1932)

A Boy-Powered Submarine

By DEE ENGEL

Many of the towns lying along the Platte River are close to sand pits — depressions made when sand is dredged. These fill up with clear water and the sandy sloping bottoms make these various pools ideal for swimming and other water sports. Don Webb lives in Kearney, Nebraska, and of course there is an abundance of these miniature lakes close by; so Don built a sub which is manned by a couple of boys. And to say that they have a lot of fun with it is putting it mildly.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: Mar, 1931
Posted in: Photography, Toys and Games
Posted: 12/03/2010
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Mechanical Contraptions to Keep You Entertained (Mar, 1931)

Mechanical Contraptions to Keep You Entertained

by JAY EARLE MILLER

When the season opens for amusement parks this spring, you’ll find a number of new mechanical fun-makers ready for your entertainment. Mr. Miller attended an exposition of carnival men recently, and he tells here of the ingenious contraptions which were on display there.

HOW are you going to spend your money when you go to the amusement park next summer? What will they offer to entice your nickels, dimes and quarters?

If you want the answer drop in with me at the winter exposition when the outdoor showmen of America—circus men, carnival men, and state and county fair executives—meet to transact business. Here are all the new things thought up to give you a thrill or a laugh.

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Modern Mechanix
Issue: May, 1932
Posted in: Television, Toys and Games
Posted: 11/17/2010
6 Comments
Bridge Games Shown from Life on Screen (May, 1932)

Celebrity Basement Bridge doesn’t really have the same ring to it.

Bridge Games Shown from Life on Screen

FOLKS who enjoy playing the game of bridge will soon be able to step into their favorite movie theaters and watch an actual bridge game being played on the movie screen. It will be a picture from life, not a mere movie—the players will be located in the basement of the theater, and the scene shown will be an actual reproduction of their plays, flashed upon the screen by an ingenious arrangement of lights and mirrors.

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Science And Mechanics
Issue: Dec, 1952
Posted in: Advertisements, Toys and Games
Posted: 06/09/2010
12 Comments
Amazing Values (Dec, 1952)

Don’t take away Happy’s cigarette or he’ll have a nic fit, just like mommy!

Amazing Values

Happy the Cowboy
• HE’S OVER 19″ TALL!
• MOVES HIS MOUTH
• ARMS AND LEGS!
• REAL COWBOY OUTFIT!

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Mechanics Today
Issue: Nov, 1953
Posted in: Toys and Games
Posted: 05/28/2010
9 Comments
Science Stunts (Nov, 1953)

Science Stunts

The trick is to remove the slip of paper from under coin perched on lip of glass without disturbing coin. Bring forefinger down sharply against paper strip, half way between center of coin and finger holding other end of paper. Presto! Coin remains as paper is pulled away with downward thrust of forefinger of free hand. Small glass has greater curve to balance the coin.

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