Popular Mechanics Magazine AUGUST 1957 Vol. and 17 similar items

Popular Mechanics Magazine AUGUST 1957 Vol. 108 Number 2 Mint Condition! Aug 1957 248 pages Vol. 108, No. 2 ISSN 0032-4558 Turn the pages on this delightful journey back to August 1957 with Popular Mechanics. This vintage magazine is a treasure trove of technological wonders, ingenious inventions, and futuristic visions. Highlights include: Contents How much oil has Russia? 56 Petroleum industry (Soviet Union) Saga of the DC-3 65 Airplanes, Freight, Airplanes, Military transport How you can spot the satellite 72 Artificial satellites (Tracking) Iron curtain cars 78 Automobiles, Foreign Railroad laboratory cuts operating costs 80 Locomotives Companion phono plays records anywhere 142 Phonograph Trailer for campers 145 Automobile trailers, Camping (Equipment) Ordinary table salt can be made to serve many purposes 148 Salt Cabin lock 149 Locks and keys Swing is to door furniture 150 Furniture Gold cup racers aim at 200 miles per hour 82 Motor boat racing, Motor boats Trailer home folds for travel 90 Automobile trailers Trapeze take-off for Ryan Vertijet 95 Airplanes, Vertical take-off and landing Power shovel has eighty-ton bite 96 Excavating machinery What you can learn on an economy run 100 Automobile engines (Energy usage) Which grass for your lawn? 106 Grasses, Lawns Seagoing game wardens 113 California Dept. of Fish and Game, Game wardens Owners report: Mercury styling makes big hit with owners 118 Automobiles Driving the Mercury Montclair 123 Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing) He dreamed up his own narrow-gauge 126 Bob BUCHMANN, Model railroads They find water on the desert 131 Groundwater, Water supply (Southwestern States) Hop, skip and jump land 134 Playgrounds (Equipment), Monterey (Calif.) (Parks) In the interest of higher fi 141 Audio systems Featherweight tent for two 156 Tents Hoist eases boat cleaning 161 Hoisting equipment Can you name 'em? 162 Kitchen utensils and appliances Carry luggage on top 165 Automobiles (Equipment) Build a moon watch telescope 170 Telescopes Correcting for parallax 173 Viewfinders (Photography) You can handle those small concrete jobs 174 Concrete work Back-yard ferris wheel has three speeds 178 Ferris wheels New auto horns are better 182 Automobile horns Solder clamping small parts 185 Solder and soldering Use the right hanger 189 Hardware Steel tubes support Swedish spans: Skagerak 240 Bridges