Popular Mechanics Magazine February 1957 Vol. 107, No. 2
Mint Condition!
Turn the pages on this delightful journey back to February 1957 with Popular Mechanics. This vintage magazine is a treasure trove of technological wonders, ingenious inventions, and futuristic visions.
Highlights include:
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Contents:
All-in-one farm machine prepares, plants crop soil acreage 63 Agricultural equipment 50,000 feet, B-58's basement
96 Airplanes, Military Muffier stays drier, lasts longer
99 Automobile engines (Mufflers) Self-raising tent
105 Tents Tricks he plays on trees!
113 Karl Sax; 1892-., Fruit trees, Dwarf, Grafting
Detroit listening post
195 Arthur R. Railton I race in the big leagues
196 Automobile racing
Build the Bug, your personal sportster for $400
201 Automobiles (Manufacture) Automatic chokes
205 Automobile engines (Chokes) Quaint old cobbler's bench
209 Benches Giant tongs unload a lumber train 117 Cranes, derricks, etc Shadow box snaps image of snowflakes
120 Shadow boxes, Snow crystals Backstage wizardry of the tv commercials
121 Television advertising, Television production and direction Blizzards from sprinklers cover slopes with snow
127 Snow, Ski resorts Roof rolls back on roller-skate wheels
128 Skylights Underground fire revives oil well
132 Petroleum engineering Back-yard ark of Eugene Kane
135 Boatbuilding Canada's copter king
137 Carlyle Clare AGAR, Canada Royal Canadian Air Force, Helicopters in rescue work Prefab plaster walls cut building costs
141 Houses, Prefabricated, Walls Holland remakes its map with acres from the sea
142 Reclamation of land (Netherlands) Wood sculpture that just happens
150 Jim Simmons, Wood carving Farm equipment on parade
152 Agricultural equipment Up-to-date tractor specifications
156 Tractors Eight memorable days in the history of speed
160 Automobiles (History, Speed) Where do the horses go?
182 Automobile engines, Horsepower (Mechanics) World's toughest car test
186 Automobiles (Testing) Do small cars make cents?
190 Automobiles They say: cars are getting safer, but .
194 Automobiles (Safety measures) Plastic bottle tops have many uses
212 Bottle caps Picture a name
217 Children (Photographs) Decorate wood with a torch
218 Pyrography Print in your signature
221 Signatures (Photography) New look for interior walls
222 Walls One negative how many pictures?
230 Photographs (Trimming, mounting, etc)
Sun-powered car
233 Automobiles, Electric, Solar energy These snack tables stack
234 Tables Measuring a hillside lot
237 Building sites, Surveying Loop-the-loop action toy
239 Toys Auto-powered arc welding
241 Electric welding (Equipment) Hydraulic carriers for farm machinery
249 Agricultural equipment (Transportation) Turn it with a circle cutter
250 Cutting machines Make this electric lawn trimmer-edger
254 Lawn mowers Greater pleasure from car radios
261 Automobiles (Radio equipment) Automatic convertible-top closer
262 Automobiles (Equipment)
Additional indicators aid in checking car performance
264 Gages |