#oldinventions

[storycars]

👀The Fascination by Paul M. Lewis👀 Paul M. Lewis created the Fascination. His first attempt at building an automobile was the Airomobile in 1937. That vehicle was similar in size to the Volkswagen Beetle and is currently on display in the National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection). The Airomobile was unsuccessful, and his attempt to build another vehicle was delayed until the late 1960′s. The Fascination was his second attempt. Mr. Lewis incorporated the Highway Aircraft Corporation and built a prototype in Denver, Colorado. That car was propeller-driven and had one wheel in the front. During a demonstration at Bandimere Speedway, a prop failed, resulting in lawsuits. The prototype was redesigned, eliminating the propeller and installing a pancake-type Volkswagen power plant. Another improvement was the addition of a second small wheel in the front to give the vehicle more stability. All five vehicles have survived and are owned by two individuals. The company made a model 16″ in length and an 8mm movie used when the car was being displayed to prospective dealers and stockholders. • • Visit www.Story-Cars.com • • #storycars #carpage #conceptcar #conceptcars #rarecar #rarecars #prototype #prototypes #thefascination #paulmlewis #wackycar #wackyride #crazycar #crazyride #oldinvention 📸/📚: TidiousTed https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch4lWXSLOx7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gilbertkingelisa]

Water Wheel #WaterMill #Charm #OldFashionedTools #Garden #FallingWater #Outdoors #Noir #BlackandWHitePhotography #BNW #Water #OldInventions #BlackandWHitePhotography #Garden #Shadows #Fall #GilbertKingElisa https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtxKsfDpjn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bygonely]

The Most Bizarre Inventions From The Past

[hjcb24]

At First I Thought It Was A Train 🚂 But It's A Car in 1860's 🚗 Steam Traction Engine #1860 #oldcars #steamtractionengine #1860cars #oldendayscar #history #oldinventions #display #newcastlemuseum #workshopway #newcastle #northnsw #learn #discover (at Newcastle Museum)

[georgesteger-blog]

Were the Early Middle Ages really “The Dark Ages”?

Many people believe that the first one thousand years of the Middle Ages were a barbaric age that History might just as well skip over. “1000 Years without a bath,’ as some wag described it. Others said that in those years “Life was ugly, brutal, and short.” Nevertheless, the truth might be far from such disparaging remarks. The Early Middle Ages were also an era of slow but amazing invention, most of it created by the lowly peasant. If you don’t believe it, just cast your eyes on the following list:  1. The wheeled plow that plowed deep and turned the soil at the same time. 2. The ‘Three-field” system, by which a third less land had to lie fallow each year. 3. The harrow for breaking up the clods. 4. The toothed sickle for faster harvesting. 5. The tandem harness, which made it possible to harness together as many as eight or even twelve oxen for plowing. 6. The horse collar, which made it possible to use horses for pulling and plowing. Because horses were much faster than oxen, work could get done more quickly. 7. The water mill which produced power for grinding grain, dying clothes and s multitude of other things. 8. Stirrups 9. Tubs 10. Barrels 11. The crank 12. The wheelbarrow 13. Felt 14. Soap 15. Trousers All these amazing labor-saving tools not only paved the way for the creation of surplus instead of subsistence but they also significantly diminished the use of slaves in Northern Europe. (It helped that the Christian Church condemned the practice as well.) So make your own judgment! Read the full article

[life-of-qin]

Growing up Asian 😊 . U gots these bowls at home? or is it just me and my bowls 😂😂 . . . . #lifeofqin #netbowls #wiremeshbowl #wiremesh #inventions #oldinventions #asianhomes #onionholder #garlicholders #potatoes #onion #garlic #wonder #moolah #rollinginmoolah #monies #gazillionaire #comics #comic #comicstrip #singaporecomics #singapore #singapura (at Asia/Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bud4UAThvCH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2tmipxn20jil

[storycars]

✈️1950s Wing-Tank Special✈️ USAF Lt. Col. Edward Richer with the Wing-Tank Special he built in England, using a Ford Anglia chassis, plus some Chevy and Austin parts. The tanks were from a Lockheed. • • Visit www.Story-Cars.com • • #storycars #carpage #conceptcar #conceptcars #rarecar #rarecars #prototype #prototypes #wackyinvention #oldinvention #historycar #carhistory #lockheed #1950s 📸: Reddit https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch3aLrJs0PX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=