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Snow-Track

16. October 202016. October 2020 No Comments

In 1954, Lars Larsson had an idea.Lars wanted a vehicle that could bring him, and his brother out on fishing trips in the winter. Being the chief design engineer of “AB Westerås maskiner”, he was used to build complex machinery for the agricultural sector. Lars ended up with a design, that he chose to mass […]

Industry Sri Lanka

Elephant Kerosene

18. August 202020. August 2020 1 Comment

I stumbled upon a pile of these signe when visiting an antique shop in Sri Lanka, and have since tried to discover more about the Elephant Kerosene brand. This has not been an easy task, as most searches result in signs for sale, or past auctions. Multiple producers/companies Originally I thought that this was a […]

Opel with front and side mounted Øveraasen snowploughs - 1926

Cars, lorries and busses Highlighted Norway

Snow removal in the 1920’s

31. July 202024. September 2021 1 Comment

This Opel is one of the first snowploughs, from “Øveraasen”, a company that still exists today, creating huge snow removal systems for use on highways, railroads and in airports. The company was started by two brothers, Hans and Even Øveraasen, in 1923. From early on, the company produced snowploughs for almost any kind of transport. […]

Industry United States of America

Kodak Instamatic

25. July 202019. August 2020 No Comments

The Kodak Instamatic was a big hit, when it was launched in 1963. It was a simple, no frills point and shoot camera, that could be bought for 16 US Dollars. The small cameras used 126 and 110 films, that was loaded in a little cartridge. Between the launch in 1963 and 1970 more than […]

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Snow-Track

Elephant Kerosene

Snow removal in the 1920’s

Kodak Instamatic