The retro futuristic new look of TWA (1963)
This year, more people will be flying more places than ever before -- on the most powerful, most comfortable commercial jetliners ever built.
How Thomas Edison shaped our world (1964)
Here's a look back from 1964 at the career of "American folk hero" Thomas Edison.
Hula hoopers are whooping it up (1958)
Hula hoopers are whooping it up!
How agile are you? The hula hoop, latest toy to send everyone into a spin, has hit the Steubenville area with a (pardon us) lot of hoopla.
You've seen them. Practically ev... Read more...
The rotary-dial telephone and how we use it (1951)
The Telephone and How We Use It was published by Bell Telephone System in 1951. Geared toward children, the booklet covers the basics of how to use a rotary-dial telephone - the latest technology of the time.
Apple introduces the Macintosh personal computer (1984)
Here's the original press release that a small California company called Apple released back in January 1984, announcing the launch of their new PC -- the first mass-market personal computer featuring both a graphical user interface and a mouse.
1987’s hottest TVs, VCRs, stereos, cellular phones & more
The Good Guys! Grand Opening Celebration
Join us for the fun and the savings, as we celebrate the Grand Opening of our new Stereo Video Showplace in Sacramento on Friday, April 24th. THE GOOD GUYS!, Northern C... Read more...
This suburban house hides something surprising (1972)
Posing as a 1-1/2 bath, three-bedroom home in suburban Freehold, New Jersey, this house is much more than a residence. Find out what's inside!
New Cadillac design announced (1913)
The Cadillac innovation mentioned herein was a two-speed rear axle, combined with a door-mounted, electrically-operated shifter which allowed the driver to change the rear axle ratios from low to high, ther... Read more...
King Tut’s coffin is uncovered (1923)
Tut's coffin is uncovered
Resplendent shrine upsets Egyptian theories
Luxor, Egypt, December 17, 1923 - All preconceived ideas of Tutenkhamun's golden shrine were upset by the sight of this impressive cof... Read more...
Phone faster by touching buttons (1965)
How you'll phone faster by touching buttons
The new Touch-Tone Bell telephone, made by Western Electric, is actually an electronic musical instrument. Each button you touch causes it to produce a different c... Read more...
The woman who invented the dishwasher (1892)
The inventor of a dishwashing machine
The patron saint of the emancipated woman of the future will be Josephine Garis Cochrane, the inventor of the dishwashing machine. She will be enshrined in the gratefu... Read more...
Maxell cassette tape ads (1980s)
Maxell was one of the leaders in the cassette tape world -- and, amazingly, the company is still making blank audio tapes. So if you still have your tape recorders from the seventies and eighties, you're set!
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Space Fidgit – the magic color disc
Space Fidgit toys (1986)
Rub my back... and create fantastic color patterns - Try it!
Tilt Space Fidgit for more colors.
Made in USA by Game Parts, Inc. Northvale, NJ 07647
Enjoy cosmic ... Read more...
Silly Putty: Wonder toy of the 20th century (1951)
Ulcers bothering? Try Silly Putty
by Glenn Williams
Well, sir, I'm here to tell you that in the past couple of days I've had more fun than the oft-cited barrel-full of monkeys. (And that, incidentally, ra... Read more...
Why the man-eating sharks off Jersey coast? (1916)
Shore men try to explain presence of big man-eaters
What has attracted the man-eating shark to the North Atlantic bathing grounds? This has been a puzzling question. Charles W Beck, a resident of Beach Haven... Read more...
Vintage vacuum cleaners from Hoover
Hoover Suction Sweeper (patented 1908)
Hoover for sanitary cleaning (1920)
Immaculate rugs are safe playgrounds for the children. Clean thoroughly to protect childhood's precious health. Beat out ... Read more...
Did you know the Commodore VIC computer could do all this? (1983)
'The best computer value in the world today. The only computer you'll need for years to come.' - William Shatner
Vintage playpens & more: Fold-away baby gear from 1955
Modern living: Fold-away baby gear
Most women feel that nothing takes up more room in a home than a baby, unless it is a husband, and he can be dealt with.
One way to deal with a baby in small quarters is ... Read more...
Lack of thrust & purpose keep US behind in space race (1959)
Lack of thrust, purpose keep US behind in space
For the second time in a month, the Russians shot a hole right through the US space program. First they hit the moon with an object weighing 858 pounds (LIFE, ... Read more...
Designed to be your first laptop computer (1987)
The first laptop designed to be your first laptop
Sharp proudly announces the arrival of our laptop computer. We've named it the PC-4501. You'll call it the ideal first laptop.
Because it packs the po... Read more...
Artificial daylight made by Tesla (1899)
The promise made by Nikola Tesla to the world some two years ago that he would soon give it a means of lighting its homes, its offices and its streets at night time by “artificial daylight” has been fulfilled.
Pinball wizards: Vintage pinball machines of the 1940s
While pinball-style tabletop ball games have been around since the 1700s, it took a giant egg to help usher in a new era of arcade game fun in the late 1940s.
The Humpty Dumpty pinball machine was releas... Read more...
Meet Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto (1930)
Because of the discovery made by this young farmer of Kansas, every dictionary in the world will have to be revised. For all time to come, students of astronomy will read that the ninth planet, Pluto, was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh.
Scientists agree: Martians are a super-race (1920)
Though it reads like science fiction or an April Fool's prank, this story was presented as news -- and published on the front page of the Sunday New York Tribune in 1920.
Scientists, agreeing Martians are supe... Read more...
