Paolo Garretto
1932
Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Three in One
The pilot:
Squadron Leader F.R.D. Swain is helped into his high altitude pressure
helmet infront of his charge, the Bristol Type 138A, K4879,
Farnborough, 10 September 1936.
The suit:
The aeroplane:
Via Flight Archive
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Sleeping Cars
"Night Travel in Wagons Lits" - poster issued by Wagons Lits, Italia
Designed by A M Cassandre
1931
A very 'typical' Cassandre railway poster of a style that is so of its period! The bold and simple design is for night services run by Wagons Lit and the Italian State Railways.
Via mickeyashworth @ Flickr
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Just an Iron
Streamlined Travel Iron, 1946
With steel base, aluminum heat dissipating fins and Bakelite handle, this midget iron is an English streamlined design produced in many countries, like USA or, in the case of this one, Brazil. Designed by Christopher Kerr, Norman Harry Lucas, Eric Lucas and Harold Thomas Holder.
Photo by galessa's plastics @ Flickr
Friday, January 18, 2013
Anniversary Liner
Powered by Fiat diesel engines, the MN Neptunia was built by
Cantieri Riuniti dell' Adriatico for Cosulich Line in 1932, just in time to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Fascist takeover.
The handsome motor vessel was torpedoed and sunk in September 1941, together with her sister ship Oceania.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Deco Dance
Les Folies Bergère
Built 1869, facade rebuilt to designs by Maurice Picaud (Pico), 1929
Rue Richer, Paris 9e
Photos by Jamie Barras @ Flickr
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Talgo Train
TALGO is the Spanish acronym for "Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol" (Goicoechea-Oriol light articulated train), invented by Alejandro Goicoechea and José Luis Oriol.
Built in 1942, at the "Hijos de Juan Garay" Factory in Oñate (Gipuzcoa), Spain, it broke numerous speed records.
Read about the post-war Talgo II on Dieselpunks.org
Read about the post-war Talgo II on Dieselpunks.org
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Front-Wheel Drive Bullets
Deutsch-Bonnet sportcars were built in France before WWII using the Citroën Traction Avant platform
Deutsch-Bonnet DB1, 1938
Deutsch-Bonnet DB2, 1938
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Temple of the Tractor
Agricultural Mechanization & Electrification Pavilion
All-Union Agricultural Exposition, Moscow
Built: 1939
Architects: AG Andreev, VS Taranov, NA Bykova
Sculptor: SD Merkurov
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
Bohemian Rhapsody
1934 Walter Super Regent Airspeed Sodomka
