Old Tech thread

[Ursa major]

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Was it called The Dobby...?

 

[Parson]

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I don't want to imagine what happens when you hit those bricks and 105 mph. But I would suspect that 105 is a fairly conservative guess.

 

[Pyan]

Caption explains it all...

 

[Dave]

With the recent wet weather, those could come back into fashion.

 

[dask]

When technology gets left behind. Think the moon in about ten years and Mars in about twenty.

 

[Dave]

There was a similar story a few days ago in the UK about a vintage 1932 MG Roadster found buried on Salisbury Plain, unearthed by archaeologists during a dig at a disused Second World War weapons pit. It was thought to have been used as a pool car for soldiers in the 1960s.

Sorry, but the only link that I can find now has a paywall, but it was in all of the newspapers last week: Vintage car found buried on Salisbury Plain: Explore 3D model of MG Roadster unearthed by archaeologists

 

[Vertigo]

There was a similar story a few days ago in the UK about a vintage 1932 MG Roadster found buried on Salisbury Plain, unearthed by archaeologists during a dig at a disused Second World War weapons pit. It was thought to have been used as a pool car for soldiers in the 1960s.

Sorry, but the only link that I can find now has a paywall, but it was in all of the newspapers last week: Vintage car found buried on Salisbury Plain: Explore 3D model of MG Roadster unearthed by archaeologists

Non paywall link:

Man solves mystery of 1930s sports car buried on Salisbury Plain

Archaeologists wondered why an MG J2 was found in a second world war gun emplacement, but answer was child’s play

www.theguardian.com

 

[Pyan]

 

[Dave]

I'm disappointed there isn't a sword cane with a concealed knife, or an angler's cane that becomes a fishing rod. The flute cane is interesting, but could it really play a tune? What on Earth is he doing to that horse? Is he measuring its height?

 

[Pyan]

What on Earth is he doing to that horse? Is he measuring its height?

Yes, I think so, but it only works on very small horses...

 

[Harpo]

What’s that in pugs?

 

[Ursa major]

Is he measuring its height?

At least he wasn't trying to catch it with that net from (1)....

 

[Pyan]

French steam engine L'Aigle, 1855.

And a clearer photo of a model of it:

The boiler is between the wheels, instead of above them, giving a real bulldog appearance.

 

[Astro Pen]

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It's great, but to be honest, the upholstery steals the show.

 

[Danny McG]

Does anyone remember these from the 1970's?

Yeah, I had a Bullworker, like everyone else I used it for about a week and then it gathered dust in a cupboard.

There were actually little illustrations of the various exercises on the flat sides of the handles, but they wore off after three or four days.

 

[Pyan]

Yeah, I had a Bullworker, like everyone else I used it for about a week and then it gathered dust in a cupboard.

My job used to involve removing large objects dumped in the bin stores of blocks of flats, etc.
Most of the year, it was things like old mattresses, dead fridges, broken chairs and beds, etc, but from the third week of January to the middle of February there was always a sudden peak in discarded rowing machines, cross-trainers and (especially) exercise bikes...

 

[Pyan]

1955 Fairbanks Morse Riding Lawn Mower.

 

[dask]

The technology may be old but the hair may start a new trend.

 

[Pyan]

1930's filling station, Hampshire (UK)

 

[Pyan]

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1964! That's four years before colour TV in the UK...

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