Archive for the '1920's' Category

Status of Beards and Whiskers in 1923

The denizen of the French Latin Quarter formerly went bearded; but not to-day. Not, at least, the real Frenchman. Beards are disappearing from Europe, says the observant London weekly, John o’ London’s, except in Czecho-Slovakia, where wearing them is regarded as a patriotic duty. We read:
“In England nowadays beards are rare enough to be conspicuous, [...]

1920’s Beading Patterns

Beading was a popular activity in the 1920’s that was enjoyed by women and children, and even recuperating soldiers.
Due to the poularity of beading in the 1920’s there were several books of patterns published for craft people to use. While some of them only dealt with beaded handbag patterns, others included such fashion items as [...]

UK Outbound Passenger Lists 1920-1929

Another decade added to the UK outbound Passenger Lists 1920-1929
A boon to Genealogists and family history buffs. Findmypast.com has added another decade of passenger records to the UK Outbound Passenger ListsÂ which areÂ available for searching right now. RecordsÂ have been expanded toÂ include an incredible 15,749,960 names with overÂ 97,614 passenger lists spanning the period fromÂ 1890 to 1929, which [...]

1922 Poem on US Trade

THE romance of unfamiliar place names has been felt and exprest by many poets. Here is a lyric that dedicates it to the supposedly unpoetical theme of export trade. The Public Ledger (Philadelphia) gave it currency first, but our curtailed version comes from The World’s Markets (New York):
MERCHANDISE
By MILTON HAYES
Merchandise! Merchandise! Tortoise-shell, spices,
Carpets and indigoâ€”sent [...]

A Poem from 1921 – The Flying Fish Sailor

THE salt spray drips from every line of these verses which Punch, forgetting Irish troubles and Washington conferences, regales himself with, perhaps, after the manner of the old Greeks in their exile, to remind himself that he is still John Bull:
THE FLYING-FISH SAILOR
(Old Style)
BY C. F. S.
“The Western Ocean rolls and roars
From Sandy Hook to [...]

1920’s Hairstyles

The decade of theÂ 1920’s was interesting for the significant changes that took place in the hairdressing industry.
Up until the 1920’s, long hair was preferred by most women. It was either worn long, fashioned into buns or plaits, or worn up in fancy hairstyles for special occasions. The first world war precipitated a change in attitude [...]

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, and [...]

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 – Where Strength Is [...]

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 Health [...]

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 Week’s [...]