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Wyatt Metal & Boiler Works — 1939

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on January 6, 2019
  • 1930s

This industrial metal structure — possibly in use at a Texas oil refinery? — looks pleasingly futuristic. The winding exterior staircase is a nice touch.

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Comfort Furniture Company: Vibrating, Artistic, and Indestructible — 1905

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on September 30, 2018January 15, 2019
  • 1900s

Vibrating furniture was a thing in 1905. This Detroit company doesn’t seem to have lasted very long, but its trimmed-in-fringe product was a featured exhibit at the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial. Read more….

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“The Ghastly Radiance of the Mercury Tubes” — 1907

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  • Posted on July 16, 2017July 18, 2017
  • 1900s

Camera setup for an early industrial film about the Larkin Factories in Buffalo, New York. More on the film inside.

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