The Toyota Prius is claimed to be the world’s first commercially mass-produced and marketed hybrid vehicle. It was first sold in Japan in 1997 and then world-wide in 2001.
However, hybrid vehicles were experimented with back in the 1920’s.
Electric powered vehicles were quite common in the twenties but were limited in their range by the capacity [...]

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Many homes of the twenties were decorated in the Arts & Crafts style, variations of traditional Georgian and Colonial styles, or Art Moderne which embraced the marvels of the Machine Age of the 1920’s and 1930’s.
Movies had a big influence on homes by giving ordinary people a glimpse of the interiors of homes of the rich and famous, [...]

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Television was first demonstrated in 1926 but at a much lower resolution than we use today. Early experimenters even recorded television onto discs, of which a small number have survived down to the present - and we thought that video discs were a much more modern invention!
The latest addition to our web-site is an information page on [...]

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If you would like to see what ladies were wearing in the Winter of 1920-21 then take a look in the fashion section of 1920-30.com
We have added fashion information from a quarterly publication - “Woman’s Institute Fashion Service – Fall & Winter 1920-21″ to our web-site.
 It was originally prepared for the exclusive use of students of the [...]

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A short hat-making course from the early 1900’s has been added to the web-site. It provides simple instructions on how to make popular hats of the period. These instructions are just as useful today as they were 90 years ago.
There is even a section on selecting the right type of hat to suit your face, [...]

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We have added the British 1920’s Toy Book - ”Things to Make” by Archibald Williams, to the web-site. It contains illustrated instructions on making toys and household items from the period.
Many of the toy models are classics that are eagerly sought by collectors today and will provide hours of enjoyment if you have the patience, skills and [...]

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The 1920-30.com web-site and blog are an opportunity for me to make available to a wider audience the content of my collection of 1920’s books and magazines plus brochures, postcards etc.
 I will be adding thousands of additional web-pages over the next few years in addition to the hundreds already existing. Subjects and topics will cover every facet [...]

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