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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Sailing the winged Seabird
84
Catamarans
Hood for lawn mower returns grass to blades
89
Lawn mowers
X-rays 500 times brighter
90
John Wesley COLTMAN, Radiography
Small camp stove
93
Camp stoves
Baits for bass
94
Bass, Fishing tackle
USAF pack plane to have detachable fuselage
100
Airplanes (Cargo compartments)
Seismograph forecasts hurricanes
105
Seismology
Pay dirt in Chula Vista
106
Agriculture (California), Chula Vista (Calif.)
Stone carvers' art repairs bomb scars
114
St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England)
Canvas bunkroom atop car
115
Automobiles (Camping equipment)
Luxury bus has washroom
115
Buses
One car, two gas tanks
116
Automobile engines (Fuel), Automobiles (Fuel tanks)
Oyster hoister
120
Oyster harvesting machinery
Cops on the campus
121
NORTHWESTERN universityTraffic safety institute, TRAFFIC policemen
Fire-stop coating applied like paint
126
Paint, Fire resisting
Portable mast is pushed into air
127
Radio antennas
Shakedown laboratory for navy ordnance
128
UNITED STATESNaval ordnance laboratory, White Oaks (Md.)
Strip of steel six miles long rolls out of mill every five minutes
134
Rolling mills
Story of rope
137
Rope
They serve you right
162
Trays
Concrete gutter keeps cellar dry
164
Dampness in buildings
Improvised outdoor ovens
165
Camp stoves
Designs for swimming
170
Swimming pools
Outdoor desk
177
Desks
Build your model plane to win
178
Airplane models
Snap restores halyard pulley to flagpole top
180
Flagpoles
Flat-glass panes reduce cost of semicircular sash
180
Windows
Gocart has coil springs
181
Toys
Slat houses aid in starting seedlings
182
Garden houses, shelters, etc
Getting home on a sick engine
185
Automobiles (Maintenance and repair)
Panoram photography
190
Panoramic photography
Detached flash gun hung from camera handle
193
Photography, Flashlight
Yachting on a budget
194
Clubs, Sailing
Woodworker's tool chest
199
Tool boxes, racks, etc
Taper turning and boring practice
202
Turning (Machine work)
Radios in your hair
213
Portable radio receivers
Beginner's one-tube a.c.-d.c. loudspeaker set
214
Radio receivers

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