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Five More Great Electronic Games of the 1970s

Five More Great Electronic Games of the 1970s

Back in September of 2014, I looked back at some of my favorite electronic toys ...
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In The 1950s Nazi Rocketeer Wernher von Braun Wanted To Build NASA A Gas Chamber In Space

In The 1950s Nazi Rocketeer Wernher von Braun Wanted To Build NASA A Gas Chamber In Space

  Wernher von Braun was the Nazi rocketeer who led NASA’s space program. A member of the SS, ...
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Totally Rad Arcade Game Adverts of the 1980s

Totally Rad Arcade Game Adverts of the 1980s

1. Wizard of Wor (1981) Like most any arcade game of the 1980s, the game ...
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The Lost Art of Cassette Design: 1980s

The Lost Art of Cassette Design: 1980s

Steve Vistaunet's photgraphs of cassette spine designs take us back to pressing 'play' and 'record' on to ...
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Vintage Babes and Their 1950s Phallic Rockets

Vintage Babes and Their 1950s Phallic Rockets

When it comes to phallic imagery, it doesn't get much more blatant than the image ...
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America the Super-Sized: 5 Things That Have Gotten Huge Since the 1970s

America the Super-Sized: 5 Things That Have Gotten Huge Since the 1970s

We've all heard that portion size has gotten out of control – your average 1970s ...
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Slipped Discs: Remembering the Home Video Disc Revolution of the 1980s That Wasn’t

Slipped Discs: Remembering the Home Video Disc Revolution of the 1980s That Wasn’t

In the 21st century, our home video options include streaming, and -- for the dedicated ...
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World War 1 Body Armor: 1914-1918

World War 1 Body Armor: 1914-1918

  War creates a need for innovation. In 1914, high technology for men in battle ...
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Kodaks Are For Men: Vintage “Sex Sells” Camera Advertising

Kodaks Are For Men: Vintage “Sex Sells” Camera Advertising

  Somewhere back in the Mesozoic Era, mankind used something called "film" in their cameras. ...
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The 1976 TV Watch By Driva Geneve of Switzerland

The 1976 TV Watch By Driva Geneve of Switzerland

Before the iWatch and wearable tchnology, a watch made by Driva Geneve of Switzerland incorporated ...
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Prehistoric Tech: Hasbro’s Think-A-Tron, The Electric Question and Answer Machine (1960)

Prehistoric Tech: Hasbro’s Think-A-Tron, The Electric Question and Answer Machine (1960)

Straight from the Eisenhower Era comes this beloved toy of a generation: Hasbro’s Think-A-Tron, “The ...
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Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Look at the Vintage Secretary

Swimming in the Steno Pool: A Look at the Vintage Secretary

  The "secretary" as the mid-century once knew her is forever gone.  Like the stewardess, ...
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