Archive for May, 2007

1920′s Automobiles

During the 1920′s cars progressed from being fairly sparce and utilitarian vehicles to practical vehicles that were more reliable, comfortable, technically innovative, and stylish. Manufacturers strived to out-do each other in advancements in all aspects of automobile construction and stylingÂ in order to increase their market share and profits. As cars became more mechanically reliable, comfortable, [...]

Steel Wheels for Cars 1925

Steel Wheel Advertisement from 1925Â Source: Motor Magazine, January 1925 THOUSANDS of tests have proven the artillery type spoke wheel the most practical and durable of popular type wheels. A careful study of “wheel-ology” will show that spoke wheels withstand the greatest shocks without damage to axles, bearings, or the car itself. Steel Wheels – [...]

Accident Prevention 1927

ACCIDENTS ON SCHEDULE “IN MY experience in industry I have found that all accidents happen in the first two hours of the first half of the working day, and the last two hours of the last half,” says Dr. W. Louis Hartman, chief surgeon, Michigan Central Railroad, writing in National Safety News. Says The Nation’s [...]

Torque Converter Developments 1927

NO MORE SHIFTING GEARS At a recent meeting of the Royal Society of Arts, in London, Mr. George Constantinesco delivered, by invitation of the Society, a lecture describing recent developments of his remarkable device called the “torque converter,” replacing the usual gear-shift systems of automobiles and similar machines. Says Dr. E. E. Free, in his [...]

Pressed Metal Developments 1927

INCREASED USE OF PREST METAL THIS interesting feature of the year’s iron industry is reported in The Iron Trade Review (Cleveland), by Ethan Viall of that city, a former editor of The American Machinist. Mr. Viall attributes it to refinements in mechanical processes, and to more extensive employment of welding and improvements in the finishing [...]

Growing Roses for Food in 1925

HOW THEY GROW ROSES FOR FOOD IN NANKING Source: The Literary Digest for September 12, 1925 IT seems that the Chinese city of Nanking is a notable center for rose-growing for food and the preparation of rose-leaves for table use. According to a recent issue of The Chinese Economic Bulletin, published by the Chinese Government [...]

Paying for Education 1927

TO MAKE STUDENTS PAY MORE The Literary Digest for July 2, 1927 TO MAKE IT EASY to pay for a college education has been the ideal of our institutions, but the saturation point of benevolence seems to have been reached. On one side and another we are adjured to make education cost more. In our [...]