Freebies, 1940's-50's magazines
Thread Starter
Moderator
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 527
Freebies, 1940's-50's magazines
While poking through the shed looking for parts requested I got carried away and starting doing a major cleaning/organizing. I came across a couple boxes of old Mechanix Illustrated, Poplular Science, Science and Mechanics and one called Craftsman. Kinda fun to look through and see what they thought cutting edge technology was going to be in the future, but right now this is just clutter. So if anybody has the time they're yours for shipping costs. One or a box full. Here's some pictures to give you an idea what kind of stuff they cover. John
P8140428.jpg
P8140425.jpg
P8140427.jpg
P8140434.jpg
P8140426.jpg
P8140437.jpg
P8140429.jpg
P8140430.jpg
P8140435.jpg
P8140428.jpg
P8140425.jpg
P8140427.jpg
P8140434.jpg
P8140426.jpg
P8140437.jpg
P8140429.jpg
P8140430.jpg
P8140435.jpg
Connoisseur d'Junque
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 21,183
From: The Hudson Valley
Wow! I love those things, John! Unfortunately, I've already got a pile of my own 
.
I love reading all of the advice / tips sections. They have the most ingenious little ideas, and all of the tips and projects were geared for a time when every man had some sort of a workshop in his basement, and did for himself everything that he could.
That sort of universal "do it yourself" just-plain-old know-how (along with near-universal basic marksmanship experience through Boy Scouts, or down on the farm) is what made this country great, and won two world wars, and, sadly, it seems like all of that is fading.
- Eric
.I love reading all of the advice / tips sections. They have the most ingenious little ideas, and all of the tips and projects were geared for a time when every man had some sort of a workshop in his basement, and did for himself everything that he could.
That sort of universal "do it yourself" just-plain-old know-how (along with near-universal basic marksmanship experience through Boy Scouts, or down on the farm) is what made this country great, and won two world wars, and, sadly, it seems like all of that is fading.
- Eric
Thread Starter
Moderator
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 527
Yes Eric, I agree that its a lot of fun to read back through these. I picked them up at an Estate sale several years ago and have picked a couple out to read through, the rest wound up in the shed.
It is a different world now. I'm 54 and while I was growing up we never considered calling a plumber or electrician, Dad or one of my Uncles would have the skills to do basic handy man stuff. We had a rocking chair that Grandpa built from a hickory tree he cut down in the front yard. When I turned 14 I went to the hunters safety course and went hunting with the men in the family. Life was harder back then, but the family was much more cohesive and we took care of each other. Your right, the articles in these magazines do show the difference in our society now.
John
It is a different world now. I'm 54 and while I was growing up we never considered calling a plumber or electrician, Dad or one of my Uncles would have the skills to do basic handy man stuff. We had a rocking chair that Grandpa built from a hickory tree he cut down in the front yard. When I turned 14 I went to the hunters safety course and went hunting with the men in the family. Life was harder back then, but the family was much more cohesive and we took care of each other. Your right, the articles in these magazines do show the difference in our society now.
John
Connoisseur d'Junque
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 21,183
From: The Hudson Valley
Yup. I still do everything myself.
I was away for a few days visiting my father, where I helped him rebuild a motorcycle master cylinder (an M/C m/c, I guess...), replace the exhaust on a car, get his bulldozer started and diagnose its hard-start condition (1959 TerraTrac, if I recall), pull the carb and troubleshoot his log splitter, set up his wireless router, and use his lift to do a few things to the Olds.
While I was away, my wife was unable to start the lawnmower (bought by my grandfather in 1972), so when I got home, I had to cut the grass (started on the second pull for me), fix her laptop computer (bad screen backlight inverter), configure a wireless router for her business, and design a poster for her business (Photoshop).
I have not added up all the money I didn't spend on "professionals" over the past few days, but I'm sure it's a lot.
The funny thing is that when I tell my coworkers what I did over the weekend, they shake their heads. They are constantly talking about how much they had to pay their mechanic, their plumber, their landscaper, etc. One of them told me last week that he paid someone $200 to set up his TV / stereo system, because he couldn't get it to work.
I have one guy I work with, who's 63, whose pickup is even more beat up than mine is, who's been building a summer cabin from scratch over the past few years - he asks me "car questions" and I ask him "wood questions."
As I say (over and over again), there was a time when everyone (or at least everyone where I lived) had a workshop in his basement.
It's one of the few things I find really lamentable.
- Eric
I was away for a few days visiting my father, where I helped him rebuild a motorcycle master cylinder (an M/C m/c, I guess...), replace the exhaust on a car, get his bulldozer started and diagnose its hard-start condition (1959 TerraTrac, if I recall), pull the carb and troubleshoot his log splitter, set up his wireless router, and use his lift to do a few things to the Olds.
While I was away, my wife was unable to start the lawnmower (bought by my grandfather in 1972), so when I got home, I had to cut the grass (started on the second pull for me), fix her laptop computer (bad screen backlight inverter), configure a wireless router for her business, and design a poster for her business (Photoshop).
I have not added up all the money I didn't spend on "professionals" over the past few days, but I'm sure it's a lot.
The funny thing is that when I tell my coworkers what I did over the weekend, they shake their heads. They are constantly talking about how much they had to pay their mechanic, their plumber, their landscaper, etc. One of them told me last week that he paid someone $200 to set up his TV / stereo system, because he couldn't get it to work.
I have one guy I work with, who's 63, whose pickup is even more beat up than mine is, who's been building a summer cabin from scratch over the past few years - he asks me "car questions" and I ask him "wood questions."
As I say (over and over again), there was a time when everyone (or at least everyone where I lived) had a workshop in his basement.
It's one of the few things I find really lamentable.
- Eric
"Car"mudgeon
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 5,191
From: Perry, GA
Magazines are heavy, so I would suggest shipping in a flat rate box. A medium flat rate box 11" x 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" will hold around 14 + or - magazines depending on how thick they are for around $11
https://store.usps.com/store/browse/...atMSS_FlatRate
https://store.usps.com/store/browse/...atMSS_FlatRate
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
2blu442
Parts For Sale
2
May 15, 2011 09:52 PM
