The filoscope, basically a
flicker book placed in a metal holder to facilitate flipping, invented by Henry William Short in England, 1897.
The most impressive wax memento mori (or vanitas) piece I’ve seen to date. “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity”
Transistorized, Personal, Direct View Television…
Sony 8-301W Portable Television, 1961
72nd and Broadway in the 70s, looking South from the Northwest corner.
My neck of the woods
A practical pressure suit for high altitude flying, developed by Wiley Post in 1934-35. The modern space suit is a direct descendant of this early pressurized flight suit.
For more on Wiley: Airspace Blog (National Air and Space Museum)
Bimmer-linge-ling!
The Christmas bauble for the demanding Bimmer friend: 1959 BMW Isetta 250 „Motocoupé“
ozu-teapot