Stuff from back then!
Bengal Enamel Works LTD started production on the 6th of april 1921. The factory was situated just outside Calcutta, India, where it produced a series of enamelplated products and signs. One of their largest customers was the Indian Army, who had a series of plates, mugs, waterbottles etc. produced by the enamel factory. You can […]
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 […]
With its 66 metres, this might “only” be the 12th tallest building in the world, and almost half the size of the Great pyramid of Giza. However measured by volume, this is the largest known pyramid in the world. In the local Aztech rooted language “Nahuatl” it’s called “Tlachihualtepetl”, that translates to “Made by hand […]
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. […]
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 […]
Silver was discovered on this tiny Island in 1868, and quickly a small community was created. Partly on the Island, and partly on Lake Superiors nearby shore. The original owner of the mine, “Montreal Mining Company” sold it already two years later, and the new owner Alexander Sibley, of the “Silver Islet Mining Company” took […]
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