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Vintage Swiss Army Torches Look As Good As The Day They Were Never Used
It’s dim, it gets hot, and it will probably chew through batteries faster than an electric car. But damn this vintage Swiss Army torch dating back to the ’50s and ’60s is a lovely piece of hardware.
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In 1959, People Played Card Games Against Mecha-Foes
“If you are one of the hundred best players in the world, these hands will not puzzle you.” So reads the instruction manual for AutoBridge, a mechanised version of the classic card game that let enthusiasts play alone.
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PopSci’s Retro DIY Archives Are Bizarre And Amazing
PopSci’s a forward thinking place, but their vintage stuff is worth a check too – harkening back to a simpler time when a magazine could teach you how to build a crossbow without fear of litigation. Also: homebrew tractors. [PopSci]
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Hubble’s Personal Telescope Is Beautifully Vintage
This is one of Edwin Hubble’s personal telescopes, the one Hubble used before he finished his Ph.D. It was given to a teacher when he left for graduate school and has been handed down from generation to generation. The telescope is beautifully vintage and to just think about the great man’s eye looking through it,…