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Contents: How Fast Can Man Fly – And Live?; Research Brains For Hire; Push-Button Pilot; The ’48 Cars Begin To Roll; Killing War’s Unexploded Bombs; Caricatures In Wood; Hollywood On The Move; Outsmarting The Smugglers; Land Of The Scooter And Cycle; His Tripod Is A Plane For The Craftsman – Three-Piece Wall Ensamble; Christmas Dollhouse; Fun With Common Gases; Pad It With Foam Rubber; Shoot ’em Close-Up; Table Saw Has Tilting Arbor; Brazing With Illuminating Gas; Radio And Electronics Automotive – Armrest Supports Driver’s Right Arm; “Tape” Measures Brake Drums; Gas Hand Feed For Cars; Waterproof Canopy Covers Luggage On Top Of Car; Three-Wheeled Racing Car Has Clamshell Tail; Adhesive Makes Linings Easy To Apply; Relief Grooves Rims For Safety; “Hot Dog” Heater For Car; Hangers Hook On Car Doors Aviation – Biggest European Flying Boat Will Carry 48; Beacon Has Automatic “Spare”; Flying “Semitrailer”; Duck Leaves Water At 1300 Feet; Robot Rockets Challenge Sonic Barrier; Boeing Stratocruiser Folds Its Tail; Sand Shafts “Dry Out” Airport; Air-Line Ticket Vending Machine; “Tanker” Refuels Planes In Flight; “Drop-Tank” Glider In Midget Class; All Planes In Area Show On One “Scope”; Auxillary Gas Tanks Carry Drained Oil Bicycles And Midget Cars – Bicycle Shock Absorber; Midget Japanese Car; Jet-Propelled Bicycle; Lightweight Japanese Bicycle Farm – Sliding Glass Panels Form Cold Frame; Adjustable Weed Cutter; Twenty-Foot Sprayer Bar Covers Side Of Road; Roadside Trimmer Mows Steep Banks; Fast Wood Splitter Made From Scrap; Homemade Mower Pushes Eight-Foot Unit House And Home – Foolproof Water Softener Has Single Control Lever; Storm Windows Stored Safely; Here’s That Better Mousetrap; Chemical Capsule Changes Water To Strong Antiseptic Solution Industry – Glass-Enclosed Car Rides British Rails; Train Travels 200,000 Miles Without Pay Load; Compact Gas Storage; Bomb Debris Made Into Tile For Berlin Roofs; House Of The Cyclotrons; Steam “Gun” Blasts Upholstery Fiber From Yucca Leaves; Old Railway Car Makes Trestle For Irrigation Frame; Rolling “Bank” Brings Pay; “Disk-Whirler” Tests Metal Alloys; Blower Dries Paint Quickly; Microscopically Thin Wire; Coach “Bends” Around Curves; Sand-Slinger Rides High; Two-Car Diner-Kitchen Seats 91 Passengers; Fork Truck, Lifts 45,000-Pound Freight Car; Car Shaker Unloads Coal In A Hutty; Rule Totals Hours, Minutes Rapidly Outdoor Recreation – Cross-Wire Rifle Sight; Slingshot Sharpshooter; Swayback Cabin Photography – Sound For 8-mm Movies; Synchronizer Dims Photofloods; Meter “Remembers” Exposure Reading; Pistol-Grip Tripod Radio And Electrical – Rivermen Use Radar To Steer In Log; Electric Fence “Safeguards” Fish; Portable Electroplater Built Into Small Case; Full-Circle Fluorescent Lamps Can Be Used Singly Or In Pairs; Push-Button Panel Sends Telegrams; Testimony Recorder; Talking On The Drill Rig; Power Line On Wheels; Television On Full-Size Screen Projected By Huge Mirror; Indicators On Portable Lamp Show Need For Recharging Toys And Novelties – Electric Speedboats; Midget Railroad Engine Is Built To Scale; Cigarette Holder Permits Use Of Both Hands; Invisible Christmas Cards; “Jumper” Sled; All-Plastic City; Plastic Balloon Kit; Toy Milk Car Unloads Cans; Flexible Molds Easy To Make; Control For Model Planes Has Thumb-Wheel Operation; Junior “Jets” Tools – Air Hammer Has Multi-Angle Head; “Hypo Needle” For Grinding Wheel; “Third Hand” For Solderers Feeds Solder To Tip Of Iron Miscellaneous – “Mechanical” Ry.; Test Your Science IQ; Train Telephone Service; Infrared Lamps Treats Earaches; Paddle-In Theater Has Screen On Rail; High-Speed Spinner Revolves At 187,000 r.p.m.; Mudding A Sled; Once Barber Chair, Now An X-Ray Table; Cradle-Shaped Air Mattress; Lettering Device For Layouts; Chinese Typewritter Can Print 90,000 Characters; Dry-Land Warships For Training Naval Reservists; Push Button Menus; Fire Shutters Seal Escalator; Power Jets Aid Shipping Automotive – Oilcloth Envelopes Behind Seat Makes Convenient Carryall; Concealed Switch Foils Car Thief; Masking Tape Covers Rusted Holes In Auto Body Or Fender; Handle Welded To Socket Wrench Reaches Inaccesible Parts; “Hot” Wire Removes Broken Key From Car Lock; Carbon Removed From Threads By Using Spark Plug; Sleeves From Muffler Connections Keep Pipes From “Freezing” Farm – Improvised Valve For Insect Sprayer; Slats Fasten Temporary Sprayer; Cattle Guard Eliminates Need For Gate On Road Running Through Pasture; Feeder For Pullets On Range; Barbed Wire Unrolled Safely House And Home – Solving Home Problems; Improvised Lead-Headed Nails; Yarn Dyed With Knitted Garmet Assures Match When Mending; Fuses Stored In Light Socket; False Bottom For Dresser Drawer Conceals Valuable Articles; Repairing Cracked Glass Jar; Salt Poured Over Soiled Spot Cleans Baking Oven; Reversed Guard On Safety Razor Protects Edges Of Blades Metalworking – Costumer Converted To Hold Tools; Matrix Casting; Decorative Inlay Bands Cast In Gravel; Wire Chain Produced Quickly With Simple Jig; Better Way To Tap Thin Metal; Pointed Dowel Serves As Scriber Outdoor Recreation – Nonslip Soles On Wading Boots; Disk Soldered To Bilge Pump Prevents Marring Boat; Tripod Supports Boots While Drying Photography – Wooden Print Tongs Held By Spring-Type Clothesline To Protect Warping; Portrait Lighting For Slender And Stout Subjects; Glass “Carrier” Simplifies Centering Prints On Mounting Board; Ordinary Thermometer Converted For Use In Darkroom; Safe Way To Wash Roll Film; Replacing Reflector-Clamp Tubing; Locating Tunnel Hole In Dim Light; Enlarging Grip On Cable Release Radio And Electronics – Five-Tube a.c-d.c. Receiver Kit For Students; High Fidelity Self-Contained Tuner For The New FM Band; Radio-Electronics Hints Store And Office – Numbered Strip Pasted On Ruler Helps Check Invoices; Greeting Cards Displayed Neatly On Plywood Christmas Tree; “Figure-Eight” Trigger Holder Keeps Safety-Can Lids Open Tools – Craft Quiz; Position Of Blind Holes Transferred With Socket-Head Setscrew; Emery-Cloth Holder Used Like Steady Rest To Polish Turned Work; Adjustable Stop Attached To Handsaw Regulates Depth Of Sawcut; Extra Drift Slot For Taper Sleeve Speeds Removal Of Drill; Bolt Head Can’t Turn In T-Slot If Fitted With Special Washers; Installation Of Porcelain Sockets Speeded With Hole Punch; Springs At End Of Guide Line Serve To Keep It Taut; Bandsaw Blades Are Brazed By Using Slotted Jig; Carpenter’s Steel Square Locates Center Of Circle; Cutting-Tool Edge Examined With Magnifying Mirror Toys And Novelties – Substitute Ornament Hangers; Safe “Javelin” For Young Boys Has Padded Head; Template Guide To Cement Plastics; Christmas Tree “Growing” Through Roof Makes Novel Attraction; Inexpensive Tree Ornaments Made Of Seed Pods; Xylophone Produces Novel Effects When Played With Double Hammer; Gaily Decorated Window Shades Add Holiday Touch; Ball-Ornament Centerpiece For Yuletide Table; Springboard Fastened Into Wall Amuses Young Children Woodworking – Closet-Door Shoe Rack; Baby’s Swing Doubles As Safe High Chair; Spring Holds Molding In Miter Box; Drill-Press Fence Removed Quickly; Duplicate Stencil Printing; “Row” Sled; Playroom Furniture Of Bowling Pins; “Salty Sam” Twine Holder Of Plywood Has Handy Razor-Blade Cutter; Windshield Wiper Spreads Glue; All-Purpose Bench For Light Repair Work Miscellaneous – Folded Envelope Corners In Album Keep Records From Falling Out; Postal Card Pasted Inside Cover Assures Return Of Book If Lost; Self-Adjusting Scooter Brakes; Top “Tab” Saves Book Binding; Waterproofing Paper Match Book; Holder For Assortment Of Drawing Pencils Is Attached To Drafting-Board Lamp Shade; Taking Data From Nameplates By Using Modeling Clay
Issue: December 1947
Condition: Very Good