Popular Mechanics Magazine JAN. 1957 Vol. 107 Number 1 Mint Condition!


276 pages
Vol. 107, No. 1

ISSN 0032-4558

Turn the pages on this delightful journey back to Jan. 1957 with Popular Mechanics. This vintage magazine is a treasure trove of technological wonders, ingenious inventions, and futuristic visions.

Highlights include:


Contents


How to plan that vacation cabin
97
Building sites, Cabins

Truck gets power from overhead wires
101
Trucks, Electric

Submarine escape
104
Submarines (Safety measures)

Engineer analyzes 1957 Chevrolet
106
Automobiles

Clymer drives 1957 Chevrolet
107
Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing)

Inboard-outboard boat
161
Motor boat engines

Center-line steering, better than power?
162
Automobiles, Experimental

Goal no. three: disease-free crops
165
Plants (Diseases and pests)

Pod plane
172
Airplanes

Lumberjacks fell a scrap burner
174
Wrecking


Engineer analyzes the 1957 Ford
108
Automobiles

Clymer drives the 1957 Ford
109
Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing)

Clymer drives 1957 Plymouth
109
Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing)

Engineer analyzes 1957 Plymouth
110
Automobiles

Mercury's lushest: Turnpike Cruiser
114
Automobiles

They sail on sand
117
Sailcars

Aerial fire engine
125
Helicopters in fire prevention

Aluminum picture frames
126
Picture frames and framing

Where an angler's thrill becomes a masterpiece
129
Joseph T. REESE, Fish (Collection and preservation)

First helicopter carrier airlifts teams of marines
137
Aircraft carriers

Big Mack, the world's longest suspension bridge
138
Bridges

Harvard restores 49-foot skeleton of biggest marine reptile
143
Extinct animals

Do it yourself with kits
144
Houses (Maintenance and repair)

Motor sled does a dog team's work
146
Motor sleds

Scale models avert engineers' headaches
148
W. C. TISEN, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Models

Italians restore old bridge stone by stone
151
Bridges, Verona (Italy)

City with a sinking feeling
152
Subsidences (Earth movements), Long Beach (Calif.)

Outboard-motor generator powers boat accessories
157
Outboard motors

Family airport
158
Aviation landing areas

Dual input transistorized preamplifier
178
Amplifiers

Desk-chair
181
Chairs, Desks

Midget spice cabinet
184
Kitchen cabinets

Soldering ceramics
185
Solder and soldering

How to mount a wall map
189
Mounting (Maps)

Staved boxes
190
Boxes, cases, etc

Sync motor drives photo timer
194
Timing devices

Vegetable puppets
206
Puppets and puppet plays

Third member for your automatic laundry
209
Clothes hampers

Vanity table doubles as desk
210
Desks, Dressing tables

Redecorating with light
213
Electric lamps

Brakes for today's traffic
214
Brakes, Automobile

Kitchen cabinet for condiments and towels
216
Kitchen cabinets

Chucking thin blanks for face machining
219
Chucks (Machine work), Lathes

Accessory cabinets for power tools
223
Tool boxes, racks, etc

Indexing head for gear cutting
225
Gear cutting machines

Shop geometry
229
Geometry, Mechanical drawing

Shop chair swivels to any working position
233
Chairs