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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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Totally Rad 1980s Video Game Advertising

Totally Rad 1980s Video Game Advertising

Clearly, this game is just too much to handle.  The RGB color graphics and the AY-3-8910 PSG sound ...
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Arthur C. Clarke Predicts The World In 2100: Future Visions From 1964 and 2001

Arthur C. Clarke Predicts The World In 2100: Future Visions From 1964 and 2001

    In 2001 (obviously, he did write 2001: A Space Odyssey), Arthur C. Clarke shared ...
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Rib and Bones: When Soviet X-rays became bootleg records of forbidden Western music

Rib and Bones: When Soviet X-rays became bootleg records of forbidden Western music

A quick trim with manicure scissors; a hole made (a burning ciggie was fine) and the ‘Bones’ or ‘Ribs’ were good to play. ...
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