Popular Mechanics Magazine APRIL 1949 Vol. and similar items

Popular Mechanics Magazine JUNE 1949 Vol. 91 Number 4 Mint Condition! Apr 1949 336 pages Vol. 91, No. 4 ISSN 0032-4558 Turn the pages on this delightful journey back to APRIL 1949 with Popular Mechanics. This vintage magazine is a treasure trove of technological wonders, ingenious inventions, and futuristic visions. Highlights include: Contents We built a cabin for $300 89 Building, Cabins Rolling out man-made lumber 96 Lumber, Wood waste Flying fire fighters 98 Airplanes in forest fire control Hobby: mining gold 100 Gold mines and mining How to tempt a fish 105 Fishing Steeplechase supreme 172 Horse racing Smog sleuths 178 Los Angeles (Calif.) (Air pollution) Mechanical miners 182 Mining equipment Cattle feed from cordwood 183 WOOD saccharification Ivy balance in brass 186 Brassware 130-mile belt to carry coal and ore, through Ohio 114 Conveying equipment Chrysler family debut 118 Automobiles Bed for pilot lessens fatigue 125 Airplanes (Equipment) Harbor sweep 126 Driftwood, New York (N.Y.) (Harbor) Moving day for the parabeavers 130 Beavers Swing like a gate 136 Golf Paint-bombing treetops 142 Spraying and dusting Iron strike in Labrador 145 Iron mines and mining (Labrador (Nfld.)) Blanket of foam saves truck 155 Fire prevention Hollywood boatman 156 Benton ROBERTS, Motion pictures (Setting and scenery) Handmade papers by Harrison Elliott 162 Harrison Sacket Elliott; 1882-1951, Paper industry Hen tracks on sound tracks 168 Norman McLaren; 1914-1987, Motion pictures (Sound editing) Attractive entrance doors 194 Doorways Lamps fantastic 197 Lamps Car-top ski rack 202 Automobiles (Equipment) Steps in concrete 205 Stairways Running water piped up tree trunk for birdbath 209 Birdbaths This toy steam shovel really digs 210 Toys Alsatian chairs 213 Chairs Close-ups on camera care 215 Cameras Portable bench-saw cabinet 221 Saws and sawing Auto-brake servicing 225 Brakes, Automobile Tool up with a flexible shaft 230 Electric motors Portable civilian transceiver 237 Radiotelephone