Popular Mechanics Magazine 1942 February

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Popular Mechanics Magazine 1942 February

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Contents:  Fighting At 50,000 Feet; Flying “Spiders” On Guard; On The Anti-Tank Firing Range; Solving Mysteries Of The Deep; Subway For Black Gold; Every Ounce Counts On A Clipper; Battling War’s Fire Bugs; Cave Men Up-To-Date; This Modern Age Of Mud; Speed Demons Of The Air Forces; The Ship That Never Sails; Hitch-Hiking On The Big Waves; Smokeless Town; Human Ant Hill; Wanted: 200,000 Men Where-To-Buy-It Index – Dog Wears Radio Set; Dispenser For Sauce Bottle; Plastic Coil For Fluorescent Tube; Rubber Flashlight Resists Water And Shock; Oval Bike-Sprocket Takes Less Energy; Grim Faces Painted On American-Made Planes; Frozen Food Delivered By Truck; Welded Steel “Igloo”; Control For Antiaircraft Weapon; Powder Quells Magnesium Fires; Largest Flying Boat; Shoe Sole Has Nonskid Tread; Heat-Resistant “Vanishing Oil”; Nonstop Transatlantic Plane; Mt. Rushmore Memorial Completed; Air-Conditioned Operating Room; Chemical Device Melts Ice In Drain; Short, Lightweight Infantry Rifle; Snowplow Hooked To Car; Trainer Planes Await Call To Service; Grand Piano Has Transparent Base; “Straddle Chair” Has Tea Tray; Sand Blaster For Small Articles; Adjustable Winter Front For Auto; Electronic Revolving Door; Acoustic Mine; Portable Runway For Army Airport; Suspension Test For Wheel Balance; Gauge Measures Gun Bore; Nonreflective Glass Surface; Dry Adhesive Labels; Illuminated Beverage Fountain; Special Fixtures For Heat Lamp; Lack Of Vitamin A Increases Night Blindness; Metal Chimney For Gas Furnace; Fabric Woven From Cow’s Tail; Soldering Stand Has Magnifier And Lights; Patches Vulcanized On Stockings; Tabulator Keeps Auto Record; British Bomber Has Three Bomb Racks; Powerful Steam Boiler; Portable Bridge Span For Army; Self-Locking Link For Skid Chain; Plane Model Teaches Use Of Controls; Bomb Sight Aimed Through Plane Floor; Indoor Barbecue Table; Instrument Warns Pilot Of Lightning Peril; Tiny Explosionproof Pump; Self-Infloating Duck Decoy; Vie Finder For Television Camera; Scale Model Of “Sub Cheater”; Models Show How Street Lamp Spread Light; Metal Hand Sander; Cutting ‘Em To Show ‘Em; Mobile Water Tank And Cup Supply; Hand-Saw Cover Stops Rust; Triangle Provides Six Angles; Amphibian Tank Hauls 40 Men; Motorcycle Ambulance Runs 90 M.P.H.; Auto Vacuum Sucks Poison From Snake Bite; Bumper Extension Prevents Hooking Cars; Automatic Telephone Dial; Adjustable Platform On Ladder; Animated Tree Model; Table Clock Has Two Faces; Auto Scoop On Tow Truck; Mobile Engineering Laboratory; Submarine Cargo Vessel Towed By Warship; Xylophone Made With Rock Bars; Crane On Trailer Lifts Airplane Engine; Plastic Tape For Sealing Windows; Balloon Or Kite Lifts Antenna; Hot-Dog Steamer For Home; Skylight Window Washers; Drag Bucket Digger Loads Trucks Quickly; “Direct Printer” Speeds Defense Plans; Auto Heater In Cowl Ventilation; Gun Torpedo Shatters Warship; Telescopic Truck Loads Railway Car; Movable Guide Helps Trim Photos; Model Of Soap Box Derby Course; Light-Reflecting Letters For Signs; Fluorescent Light Tube Can Be Bent; Rubber Pneumatic Door Silencer; Meter Tests Vibration Of Machines; Adjustable Pan Insert For Steaming Food; Self-Inflating Life Saving Belt; Television For The Home; Plastic Handle Radio Tools And Service Kit; Rechargeable Flashlight Battery; No-Tool Outlet Plug; Seven-Tube Automatic Chairside Combination; FM Speaker Has Tone Diffuser; Super Band-Spread Foreign Tuning; One-Hundred Watt Amplifier Craftsman And Shop Notes Index – Arts And Artists – Attachment For Vanishing Points; T-Square Kept From Slipping; Tracing Easel From Picture Frame; Utility Drawing Table; Thimble Clip On Brush Aids Sign Writer; Inverted Tumbler Used As Tray Automotive – Lengthening Small Armature Shafts; Shooting Auto-Starter Problems; Instrument-Panel Lights Softened; Changing Dealers’ License Plates Quickly; Protecting Cylinder When Fitting Bearing; Mechanic’s Apron Held By Sponge-Rubber Buttons; Electrical Leaks Located By Compass; Grease Fitting Used To Flare Copper Tubing; Car-Side Ski Rack; Anti-Spread Chain For Truck; Reclaiming Used Motor Oil; Removable Clearance Lights For Truck; Motor Armatures Clamped In Vise Farm – Horseshoe Is Handle On Oil Can; Sled Runners From Horseshoes; Three-Speed Pump Jack; Gasket Under Pump Excludes Surface Water; Weighted Grain-Drill Openers; Staking Down Food Basket; Mice Kept Out Of Binder Canvas; Rubber Ball Is Stopper For Acid Carboy; Fastening Wire On Temporary Fence; Pail Elevates Poultry Feed Pan Furniture – Grille-Door Bookcase; Wood Chest And Bellows; Music Cabinet; Replacing Worn Seats With Upholstery Hand Tools – Nail Aides In Driving Cotter Key; Emergency Nail Set; Broken Nail Set Repaired; Centering Gauge From Tin Box; V-Blocks From Pieces Of Pipe; Tool For Locking Stove-Pipe Seams; Jaws Hold Oval Work In Vise; Auto Valve As Tack Hammer; Rubber Mallet On Hammer Handle; Welding Rod Holder Household – Solving Home Problems; Brush Fastened On Paste Jar; Repair For Porcelain Tanks; How To Repair Slide Fasteners; Pictures Hung Straight With Plumb Bob; Keeping Firing Tools Out Of Sight; Keeping Pests From Garbage Can; Plants Grown From Cuttings; Fastening Handles On Twisted Wire Brushes; Scroll Party Invitations Lawn And Garden – Holding Garden Hose In Pail; Bird Feeder From Mixing Bowls; Air Space Under Ice In Fish Pool; Lawnmower Held Against Wall Metalworking – Turning Thin Metal Washers; High-Temperature Furnace; You Can Spin It Paint And Painting – Skin Removed From Top Of Paint; Bucket Ladder Hooks Easily Made; How To Avoid Drying Of Paint Photography – Combination Feet For Tripod; Ferrotype-Tin Rack Of Wood; Self-Closing Box For Photo-Paper; Tilting Enlarging Easel; Rubber Bands Hold Tripod Legs; Checking Camera Shutter Speeds; Inexpensive Film Slitter; Black Spots Removed From Prints Power Tools – Centering Fixtures For Drill Press; Keeping Sawdust Out Of Motor Radio And Electricity – Time Switch From Alarm Clock; FM Adapter For Your Radio; “Black Light” Radio Burglar Alarm; Mounting Octal Socket On Breadboard; Spark Plug Used As “Thru-Panel” Insulator; Salvaging Short Lengths Of Copper Tubing; Increasing Bass Response From Phone Pickup Store And Shop – Holding Rule While Cutting Glass; Cards Held Vertical In File; Adjustable Light For Workbench; Shipping Tags Carried On Wire Hoop; Coil Spring In Dustpan Cleans Broom; Colored Line Aids Press Folder; Plumber’s Candle Holder From Floor Flange; Sandpaper Paddle Aids Garment Presser; Keys Marked By Linotype Slugs; Weighing Chlorine Gas In Drums; Pin Tags As Tabs To Remove Box Lids; Screen Wire Kept From Unrolling Toys And Novelties – Cigar Lighter Fires Toy Steam Engine; Coin Bank From Rubber Ball; Dutch-Girl Tray For Glasses; Nursery Yacht; Lamp Merry-Go-Round; Ship Plaques In Metal And Wood; Black Dolls Woodworking – Bar Clamps From Auto Tie Rods; Telescoping Candy Bowl; Decorative Turned Lamps; Sawhorse Lifts Work; An Aid In Mortising Hinges; Rosin-Coated Nails Hold Firmly; Thickness Sander On Lathe

Issue:  February 1942

Condition:  Very Good