Google has 1940's Popular Mechanics online
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:43 amI was looking for some fuel pump info and came accross this:
http://books.google.com/books?id=3iADAA ... ues_anchor
Evidently Google has all the PMs online. I read through the NOV 44 issue and its a HUGE source of information. Not only ads from teh major wartime manufacturers, but everything from wartime news to home front living.
I really got a kick from the Atlas bodybuilding ad, the Bell Telephone ad, Gun ads and of course tobacco ads (pipes seem to be very popular).
http://books.google.com/books?id=3iADAA ... ues_anchor
Evidently Google has all the PMs online. I read through the NOV 44 issue and its a HUGE source of information. Not only ads from teh major wartime manufacturers, but everything from wartime news to home front living.
I really got a kick from the Atlas bodybuilding ad, the Bell Telephone ad, Gun ads and of course tobacco ads (pipes seem to be very popular).