Popular Mechanics Magazine JUNE 1957 Vol. 107 Number 6 

Mint Condition!



Jun 1957
268 pages
Vol. 107, No. 6
ISSN 0032-4558

Turn the pages on this delightful journey back to JUNE 1957 with Popular Mechanics. This vintage magazine is a treasure trove of technological wonders, ingenious inventions, and futuristic visions.

Highlights include:


Contents


His cameras spy on life's secrets
65
John Nash Ott; 1909-., Photography, Time-lapse, Photomicrography

Bus that grew into a fire truck
74
Fire engines, Bend (Or.)

Armchair fishing dock
77
Fishing docks and piers

Buy your railroad tickets by tv
80
Railroad tickets, Business and television

France is harnessing the tides
85
Tide power, Rance River (France)

New horizons in electronics
141
Electronics

Four-speaker bass-reflex enclosure
142
Loudspeakers (Cabinets)

Field kitchen for week-end campers
145
Camping (Equipment)

Decor boards in free form
148
Decor boards

Boat equipment locker
150
Sheds

Mockup B-47 nose flies around world
89
Flight simulators

We chase the jets on film
91
United States Air Force Air Research and Development Command, Airplanes, Jet (Photographs)

Designed for the handicapped
97
Emil A. ANDRE, Handicapped (Equipment)

Owners report: how good is the Buick?
98
Automobiles

Engineer analyzes the 1957 Buick
102
Automobiles

Test driving the '57 Buick Special
103
Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing)

Shot in the arm balances wheels
106
Automobiles (Wheels)

Musical museum
110
Museums, Music museums

Seats for 150,000, none behind a post
113
Arenas

New tools for grooming your lawn
114
Garden equipment, Lawn mowers

Professor of the outdoors
118
Ross MCKENNEY, Dartmouth College, Woodworking

For the hobbyist
124
Hobbies

Seagoing trucks for Alaska
126
Trucks (Transportation), Transportation (Alaska)

Submarine lumberman
130
Dee MCVAY, Lumbering, Salvage (Waste)

Push-button bakery
133
Bakers and bakeries

How to install a through-the-wall air conditioner
153
Air conditioners (Installation)

Oil-barrel oven
161
Smokers (Cooking equipment)

Decorate with mosaics
163
Mosaics, Tables

Keep your patio cool with a glass-fiber roof
172
Decks, patios, terraces, etc, Roofs and roofing

Protect yourself against windstorm damage
174
Building, Stormproof, Winds

Water-ski jump
180
Water skiing

How to make fishing jigs
182
Fishing lures, flies, etc

Boat camping for the sportsman
185
Boats and boating, Camping (Equipment)

Hand grinder fitted to lathe
189
Grinding machines

Machining metal tubing
192
Machine shops, Metal tubes

Torch carrier for flame cutting
197
Torches

Are you science minded?
242
Scientific ability

New for film fans
246
Photography (Equipment)

Miscellany for motorists
254
Automobiles (Equipment)