Mechanix Illustrated
Issue: Dec, 1958
Posted in: DIY
Posted: 10/27/2008
4 Comments

ROCKERLESS ROCKER (Dec, 1958)

ROCKERLESS ROCKER is rigged with two metal strips, wheels for passing time.

Related posts:

  1. Egg-Shaped Wheels Pull Through Mud Without Chains (Sep, 1949)
  2. Flat Screen TV in 1958 (Jan, 1958)
  3. Automatic Lumberjack – 1958 (Mar, 1955)
  4. Dashing Barrel-Body Chariot Thrills the Backyard Warrior (Nov, 1938)
  5. Office on Wheels Keeps Employees Close to the Job (May, 1939)
4 comments
  1. nlpnt says: October 28, 20087:21 pm

    This is a clever idea but I can’t imagine it sounding like anything other than a cross between a skateboard and a tuning fork, going back and forth…

  2. Kelliente says: October 29, 20086:19 pm

    Ghandi was a big fan, as the photo shows.

  3. John Hargenrader says: November 3, 200812:12 pm

    Any clue as to the artist who did the cover of this issue?

  4. Michael McDonald says: November 14, 20083:58 pm

    Red neck engineering at its best! I love this web site. It is AWESOME! I wish I had found it sooner in my life :)

Submit comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Sponsors:

Categories:

Archives

Subscribe


RSS Feed RSS - Posts

RSS Feed RSS - Comments

Recent Comments

  • Daniel Rutter: I strongly support all of these activities being made mandatory at modern beaches. Participation will be free, but I'll sell tickets to those who only... ` – May 23, 8:40 PM
  • Hirudinea: That must be a long cigarette, the admiral has been smoking it for a week. ` – May 23, 6:06 PM
  • Toronto: PS: Grampa died in 1972, by the way. So he puffed his way to 78 or so. Granny made it to 96: drinking and smoking... ` – May 17, 6:49 PM
  • Toronto: I think one of my grandfathers was 73 in 1967, and he smoked like crazy (he was a locomotive engineer, so probably inhaled a lot... ` – May 17, 6:43 PM
  • Toronto: @Stephen - I've had several of those inflatables. They used to be a popular "swag" at trade shows. The south pacific ocean apparently has a... ` – May 15, 6:29 PM