January 5, 2006

Gas Mask for Baby (Jun, 1939)

Filed under: Scary, War — @ 4:45 pm
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1939
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Devise Gas Mask for Baby

Designed for children under two years of age, the gas mask shown at right was developed by the British Government as part of its precautions against air raids. The helmet is slipped over the infant’s head and shoulders and strapped firmly around its chest so that the headpiece is sealed from the air. A small bellows, operated by the mothers hand as shown, supplies air to the helmet. The air is chemically purified of all poisonous gases before reaching the child.

December 24, 2005

I just hate wasting plutonium (Sep, 1956)

Filed under: Scary, Sign of the Times — @ 7:32 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1956
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This is just crazy, they are talking about leaking plutonium; one of the most toxic and poisonous substances on earth, and the only thing they are worried about is how damn expensive that stuff is. I hope everyone in Hanford WA, is wearing one of those dashing suits.

Atomic Suit Inflated with Conditioned Air

The girl at right, wearing an anti-radiation suit is ready for her atomic job. Handling a Geiger counter and protected by the inflated plastic garment, she can detect floating radioactive particles without danger of contamination. Goodyear-made, the suit is air-conditioned for comfort.

Robot Halts Waste
When waste collected by this tape shows plutonium the machine signals control engineers at the Hanford atomic plant. Prompt “leak” plugging saves GE $250,000 a year in lost nuclear fuel.

December 21, 2005

MEN – KILL for MONEY (Mar, 1937)

Filed under: Advertisements, Scary — @ 3:50 pm
Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1937
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MEN – KILL for MONEY

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December 14, 2005

Make-Up For Television (Sep, 1939)

Filed under: Scary, Television — @ 4:26 pm
Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1939
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Make-Up For Television

Elaine Shepard, Hollywood film actress, could pass for an Indian in war paint when she wears the new standard television make-up. White high-lighting around the nostrils, eyes and hollows of the throat is necessary for good reproduction. Lips, eyebrows and eyelashes are blue-black.

December 9, 2005

Zipper Gas Mask Made for Babies (May, 1934)

Filed under: Scary, War — @ 3:31 pm
Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1934
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Zipper Gas Mask Made for Babies
A special handbag for carrying babies furnishes protection in case of a war-time gas attack. An oxygen tank begins to function as soon as the zipper cover is closed, supplying air to the baby.

December 6, 2005

Hang your kids out the window (Aug, 1953)

Filed under: House and Home, Scary — @ 9:38 am
Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1953
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This is completely insane.

Apartment-Window Cage Protects English Tots
Enclosed in a wire cage suspended from an apartment window, English children play in the sunlight and fresh air while their mothers are busy with housework. The cage, made of wire netting is strongly braced and is guarded on the apartment side by a cloth net which prevents children from crawling back into the room. Loaned by an infant welfare center to families with no gardens, the portable balcony is apparently popular with children and mothers. The demand exceeds the supply.

December 5, 2005

Meta-Branding (Dec, 1955)

Filed under: Advertisements, Scary, Sign of the Times — @ 12:06 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1955
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This is amazing, it is basically an ad teaching people how to be proper consumers. I’ve seen generic ads for the milk industry as well as steel, plastic, paper, etc, but the idea of branding and promoting the idea of name brands takes a special kind of dollar fueled dementia.

Incedentially there was an organization at http://www.bnef.com called the Brand Names Educational Foundation but the site is dead. You can still see it at Google’s cache though.

If it weren’t for brand names you’d have to be an engineer to know which TV set to buy
The most complicated piece of equipment in the American home is a television set.
Yet you’re not afraid to go out and buy one without even “looking under the hood”
What makes you so sure of yourself? In fact–how can you buy so many things you know so little about, without worrying?
Isn’t it because you’ve learned the secret of safe and sound buying?
A good brand is your best guarantee. No matter what kind of a product you’re buying, you know you’re right when you buy a good brand. You know the manufacturer will stand behind it because his reputation is at stake. You can depend on a good brand.
The more good brands you know, the fewer buying mistakes you’ll make. Get acquainted with the good brands in these pages and get more value for your shopping money.

BRAND NAMES FOUNDATION
Incorporated
A Non-Profit Educational Foundation
37 West 57th Street, New York 19, New York

A GOOD BRAND IS YOUR BEST GUARANTEE

November 21, 2005

Vitabrush (Sep, 1949)

Filed under: Advertisements, Personal Appearance, Scary — @ 2:16 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1949
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Hersey Mfg. Co., 3791 Field Bldg., Chicago 3.

November 18, 2005

Camera Tests Eye Appeal of New Packaging Designs (Jun, 1956)

Filed under: Scary — @ 3:53 pm
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1956
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Am I the only one who thinks this looks like something out of A Clockwork Orange?

Taking a cue from photographers who used to clamp your head in a vise to keep it still, modern package designers made this harness to help them test the eye appeal of new packages. A camera (left foreground) is focused on the subject’s eyes to record their movements and thus rate her interest in packages on the shelves within her view. It’s a research project conducted by the Folding Paper Box Association.

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