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KILLER SERIALS - Houdini: The Master Mystery (1920) (Part 18 of 20)

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Practical Futurism: Fortunato Depero

Ordering a Campari, do we ever wonder who designed the Campari glass? No, we don't. We use to think that the glass always existed, as if it appeared from nowhere. So let's honor its designer - Fortunato Depero!

Born in Fondo (in the Italian Trentino region), Depero grew up in Rovereto and it was here he first began exhibiting his works, while serving as an apprentice to a marble worker. It was on a 1913 trip to Florence that he discovered… Continue

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Spirit photo (1874)

Edouard Isidore Buguet “Spirit photograph portrait of Camille Flammarion”, May 1874

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KILLER SERIALS - Houdini: The Master Mystery (1920) (Part 17 of 20)

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The Largest Land Plane in the World!

The Junkers G.38 was a large German four-engined transport aircraft which first flew in 1929. Two prototypes were constructed in Germany. Both aircraft flew as a commercial transport within Europe in the years leading up to World War II.

The G.38 carried a crew of seven. On board mechanics were able to service the engines in flight due to the G.38's blended wing design which provided access to all four diesel powerplants. Its wingspan…

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Spirit photo (1873)

Edward Isidore Buget, “Portriat of an unknown young man and a female spirit”, 1873 - 75, Albumen Silver print

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KILLER SERIALS - Houdini: The Master Mystery (1920) (Part 16 of 20)

Added by Tome Wilson on October 16, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Fantasy Planes

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</ p> Algunas obras de los aviones de esta fantasía fotos son de equipos de cero o transformaciones de ésta. Espero que os…

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Added by Pablo J. Alvarez on October 16, 2009 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Lord K's Garage - 7th Issue. TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES

Triumph automobiles are gone, but Triumph motorcycles are still here. Today, just a brief look at their glorious past - the 40s and early 50s:

And eleven more, representing the first postwar years: 3T de Luxe, Tiger 85 & 100, glorious Speed Twin - the pride of Triumph:…

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Added by lord_k on October 16, 2009 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

Spirit photo (1873)

Edward Isidore Buget, “Jane Leymarie and the spirit of Mlle Finot”, 1873 - 75, Albumen Silver print

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Steampunk: A Look Behind the Goggles

Steampunk: A Look Behind the Goggles

By JR Pepper

A few years back I had stumbled into a then little known convention called Salon Con. The convention was smaller then most I’d been too, but it was three days filled with corsets, gears, ballroom… Continue

Added by Tome Wilson on October 15, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

KILLER SERIALS - Houdini: The Master Mystery (1920) (Part 15 of 20)

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Icons of Dieselpunk: Hugh Ferriss

It's hard to find an artist with more influence upon the genre. From Metropolis to Equilibrium, from the dark 1920s imagery to even darker cyberpunk fantasies, the hand of Ferriss is visible. The brave new world he created emerged as Gotham.

Hugh Ferriss (1889 – 1962) was an American delineator (one who creates perspective drawings of buildings) and architect. According to Daniel Okrent, Ferriss never designed a single… Continue

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