Mimeograph machine, 1960. Remember that smell?

Cigarette sales in hospital, 1950s

Walking library, 1930

Manual traffic light. I guess this is a cross between a traffic light and a traffic cop directing traffic

Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali, aged 12, 1954

Time operator, Chicago, 1920s. I had forgotten that you could ring the talking clock. There used to be real people reading out the time every 15 seconds!

Monowheel aka Dynasphere, 1930






The mimeograph! We were fighting in class to go help the teacher make come copies and afterwards, we were all like little junkies sniffing the pages… Those were the days…
That smell was so distinctive!