History Popular Mechanics 1932

This is a fun read, 350 pages, many auto related snippets.

Merry Christmas Hambers!

 

Very cool! An ad in the back of that magazine in 1949 is what had a huge impact on the growth of the construction equipment company I work for. That was back when people could draw technical drawings by hand and also knew how to work on things. Thanks for sharing.

 

Like the High Pressure Grease Gun idea

 

I like the insect and bug destroyer recipe on page 336. Oh boy.

John

 

So, the curved starter wrench in my toolbox is 90 + years old?

 

I have a wrench like that for over 50 years. It was old when it was given to me.

 

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a true water shed for mechanical technology!