This great cutaway originally comes from a July 5, 1947 Saturday Evening Post ad for Armstrong’s Industrial Insulation. For an extra-sized view, click here and then click a second time on the magnifying glass. The ad says, in part: When you look behind the scenes, a modern hotel is an astounding place. Few guests appreciate… Continue reading Hotel Cutaway Drawing, 1947
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Closeup of Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935
Looking inside the Popular Mechanics 1935 “Flying Boat”: Kitchen Welsh rarebit coming right up. Note the ladder leading up to the wing. Bar The cover is sharp and crystal-clear. It’s my scanner that blurred the picture. A real-life bartender whipping up a gin gimlet for a guy in a suit. Sleeping Quarters Except for those… Continue reading Closeup of Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935
Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935
I reproduce this Popular Mechanics cover of April 1935 in all of its ball-throbbing glory–because that is the only way to describe the muscularity of 1930s popular journalism. There is nothing I don’t like about this cover. I love the orange and blue contrast, the NRA Code logo in the bottom left, the typography, and… Continue reading Flying Boat (Generic) Cutaway, 1935