Popular Mechanics Shop Notes for 1921

By looking at that, I somehow get the feeling that life was a little different back in 1921. It really caused me to wonder if advancements now are as numerous back then.


Thanks for posting that...


Ray
 
By looking at that, I somehow get the feeling that life was a little different back in 1921. It really caused me to wonder if advancements now are as numerous back then.

Thanks for posting that...

Ray

You're welcome!
On Google Books there are almost all the numbers of Popular Mechanics since 1905, and they are a nice reading.
Anyway I guess some suggestions, like "how to convert a car into a truck", today must be avoided!
 
As a kid I always devoured my Grandfather's collection of PM whenever we visited. If only they'd kept that kind of DIY mentality, with projects in every issue. IMHO the mag isn't worth much anymore.

edit: I've read the 1st 104 pages so far, and it's fascinating to see what things were like back then. Tons of electrical gadgets in here with exposed knife switches and wiring, a suggestion to disassemble a car in order to make an ice saw during the winter, and then reassembling the car in the spring, repairing wooden wheels, but also several things that could still be useful now. I strongly recommend looking at this.
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I'm not so lucky to own a paper edition of Popular Mechanics Shop Notes for 1921, but the volume is available online for everybody:
http://archive.org/stream/popularmechanic00unkngoog#page/n8/mode/2up

Marco

Just in case you live elsewhere than the US of A and google wont let you get this publication choose the "all files HTTPS" from the main page of Archive org and you can then download the pdf file.
https://ia700407.us.archive.org/6/items/popularmechanic00unkngoog/
 
I love the one about clearing blocked sewer lines by flooding with petrol/air mix and igniting to blow the obstruction out.:rofl:
 
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