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Ethyl Gasoline — 1936

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on October 25, 2020October 26, 2020
  • Advertising

Know the difference between Ethyl and “regular” gasoline? I don’t either. Got 47 seconds? ‘Cause that’s how long it will take to learn everything you need to know about the topic. Not only that, but just look at this wonderful 1936 advertising art that just oozes nostalgic Americana.

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Uncle Sam Wants YOU on a National Bicycle — 1896

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020
  • 1890s

In celebration of American Independence Day, I give you Uncle Sam shilling for the National Cycle Manufacturing Co.

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Massachusetts “In the Future” — ca. 1908

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on December 9, 2018
  • 1900s

How did the future of years past differ from today’s present? For one thing, there are a lot fewer flying and floating contraptions littering the sky these days. Click to see some wonderfully odd postcards featuring visions of what several Massachusetts towns might look like “in the future.”

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Baby Ruth Chewing Gum

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on September 24, 2018November 26, 2018
  • 1920s

The thought of Baby Ruth-branded gum… it just doesn’t seem right. The new product was introduced to the public in 1928 by dropping thousands of packages of the gum from an airplane, each one attached to its own little parachute which floated down to the waiting hands of eager children. Read more….

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“The Prairie Pirates”: Electric Steampunk in Texas — 1904

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on October 20, 2017
  • 1890s

It’s lassoes vs. electric dynamite guns in this thrilling story of a crazy armored vehicle and a battle with masked desperadoes in Texas!

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The Propeller-Driven German Train Known as “The Rail Zeppelin”

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on July 31, 2017July 31, 2017
  • 1930s

Check out this crazy prototype — a streamlined aluminum locomotive with a propeller and a BMW V12 engine. The videos are cool.

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The AMC/Rambler Marlin Fastback — 1966

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on July 23, 2017July 24, 2017
  • 1960s

“Stick for you, automatic for her.” Click to see full classy, sassy ad.

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Chasing Pancho Villa on the Border in Tricked-Out Harley-Davidsons — ca. 1916

  • by High Shrink
  • Posted on July 18, 2017September 7, 2020
  • 1910s

The motorcycle was first used in active service by the U.S. military by Gen. “Black Jack” Pershing in order to chase Pancho Villa across rugged terrain — some were outfitted with sidecars and Colt machine guns.

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