Posted in Auction Finds Auction Finds: Antique General Electric Light-Up Clock Chris Holmes posted on June 11, 2013June 11, 2013 Comments Off on Auction Finds: Antique General Electric Light-Up Clock Today's auction find is a General Electric light-up analog clock, advertising TV and radio Read More
Posted in Capsules Time Capsule: Vintage Coin-Operated Machines (Life Magazine, 1947) Chris Holmes posted on May 15, 2013May 13, 2013 Comments Off on Time Capsule: Vintage Coin-Operated Machines (Life Magazine, 1947) From a 1947 Life magazine article comes these vintage photographs of beautiful coin-operated machines. Features coffee, popcorn and book-dispensing Read More
Posted in Mental Debris A How-To Guide for Scanning View-Master Reels Chris Holmes posted on May 9, 2013June 18, 2013 Comments Off on A How-To Guide for Scanning View-Master Reels A quick and easy how-to guide for scanning View-Master reels. Includes step-by-step instructions and helpful screen shots to get you on your Read More
Posted in Auction Finds Check Out This Vintage 1950s RCA Color Television Camera Chris Holmes posted on February 1, 2013June 11, 2013 1 Comment A pair of beautiful pictures of the RCA TK-40/41, the first color television camera made Read More
Posted in Funny Stuff, Listcruft Computers Have Taken Our Jobs, Now They Want Our Games Chris Holmes posted on August 10, 2012June 12, 2013 Comments Off on Computers Have Taken Our Jobs, Now They Want Our Games Some of our most cherished games are now owned by computers, so if you were thinking about mastering them, don't Read More
Posted in Retrotisements If you can lift this ancient VCR, you don’t need to Jazzercise Grayflanneltumblr posted on June 6, 2012February 5, 2013 Comments Off on If you can lift this ancient VCR, you don’t need to Jazzercise If you can lift this ancient VCR, you don’t need to Read More
Posted in Mental Debris A polite request for Steve Jobs bashers to STFU Chris Holmes posted on October 6, 2011June 18, 2013 7 Comments I come not to praise Apple founder Steve Jobs, but to tell his haters to STFU for a few Read More
Posted in History Say hello to Elektro, the Westinghouse Robot Chris Holmes posted on September 8, 2011May 17, 2013 Comments Off on Say hello to Elektro, the Westinghouse Robot Long before robots became a staple of pop culture, Elektro the Westinghouse Robot made his debut at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Here's his Read More
Posted in Internet I love you, internet: iPhone 4 captures oscillation of guitar strings Chris Holmes posted on July 15, 2011June 11, 2013 Comments Off on I love you, internet: iPhone 4 captures oscillation of guitar strings Some guy plopped an iPhone inside his guitar -- I know, crazy right? -- and he was able to capture the oscillation* of the guitar Read More