Turtle Personal Tank, 1952
As far as I know, this one-man tank never left the mind of Les G. Scherer. Scherer designed this personal-sized tank to […]
Month: March 2013
Atomic-Powered Heating System for Building, 1952
This was real, not Fifties fantasy: a building heated by atomic energy. Appropriately enough, the building, located in Harwell, England, was the […]
Hal B. Hayes House, Hollywood California, 1953
Though I’ve lately dedicated this site to cutaway drawings from the golden age of illustration art–1930s to 1960s–certain things come along that […]
Winchester .22 Model 52 Rifle Trigger Mechanism Cutaway, 1951
Even a .22 rifle has a complicated trigger mechanism. This one, a Winchester Model 52 from 1951, is timeless. You’ll find essentially […]
Hand Grenade Cutaway Drawing, 1951
Despite its fearsome reputation in TV and movies, a hand grenade is a fairly simple and imprecise killing device: a metal container that […]
B-24 Liberator Bomber Cutaway Drawing, 1943
Naturally, in the popular press of the time, Consolidated Vultee’s B-24 Liberator bomber would be hailed as a magnificent fighting machine, capable […]
Colt .45 Automatic Pistol Cutaway, 1951
This cutaway of the classic Colt .45 Automatic was part of Popular Science’s “Know Your Weapons” series that started up in 1951. […]
Atomic Airplane Cutaway, 1951
Even though I like Ray Pioch, his 1951 cutaway drawing of this fanciful atomic airplane really isn’t very good. It’s got the […]
Winchester M1 .30 Carbine Cutaway, 1951
Firing .30 caliber cartridges, the Winchester M1 Carbine wasn’t intended to be the ultimate killing machine Rather, it was an intentionally lightweight […]
Soviet TU-10 Two-Jet Bomber Cutaway, 1951
This is the Tupolev TU-10 bomber. I have not been able to find information on this aircraft. If anyone has leads, please […]