Comments for zeeBase.com http://www.zeebase.com/blog bits of wisdom and trivia from the old world of print Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Helicopter Plane Passes Successful Tests – Popular Mechanics – Feb 1930 by Peter Butt http://www.zeebase.com/blog/2010/10/05/helicopter-plane-passes-successful-tests-popular-mechanics-feb-1930/#comment-550 Peter Butt Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:48:42 +0000 http://www.zeebase.com/blog/?p=446#comment-550 More at [http://aerofiles.com/_j.html#Johnson] on the Johnson-Hamilton "Maiden Milwaukee" More at [http://aerofiles.com/_j.html#Johnson] on the Johnson-Hamilton “Maiden Milwaukee”

]]> Comment on Helicopter Plane Passes Successful Tests – Popular Mechanics – Feb 1930 by Peter Butt http://www.zeebase.com/blog/2010/10/05/helicopter-plane-passes-successful-tests-popular-mechanics-feb-1930/#comment-549 Peter Butt Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:42:00 +0000 http://www.zeebase.com/blog/?p=446#comment-549 This is a helicopter cum convertiplane modified from a Hamilton H-18. Some info on the H-18 at [http://aerofiles.com/_h.html#Hamilton] but little on the helicopter version. This is a helicopter cum convertiplane modified from a Hamilton H-18. Some info on the H-18 at [http://aerofiles.com/_h.html#Hamilton] but little on the helicopter version.

]]> Comment on The Walton-Tinkham Manufacturing Co. Tricycle Delivery Wagons – Horseless Age – 1895 by alice tinkham trice http://www.zeebase.com/blog/2010/10/18/walton-tinkham-manufacturing-tricycle-delivery-wagons-horseless-age-1895/#comment-545 alice tinkham trice Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:08:18 +0000 http://www.zeebase.com/blog/?p=743#comment-545 I have been researching the history of the Tinkham Tricycles recently as my immediate famlily was from New York state. Very interesting! I have been researching the history of the Tinkham Tricycles recently as my immediate famlily was from New York state. Very interesting!

]]> Comment on The Walton-Tinkham Manufacturing Co. Tricycle Delivery Wagons – Horseless Age – 1895 by alice tinkham trice http://www.zeebase.com/blog/2010/10/18/walton-tinkham-manufacturing-tricycle-delivery-wagons-horseless-age-1895/#comment-544 alice tinkham trice Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:02:42 +0000 http://www.zeebase.com/blog/?p=743#comment-544 I have been researching the history of the Tinkham Tricycles recently as my immediate family was from N.Y. state. Very interesting!. I have been researching the history of the Tinkham Tricycles recently as my immediate family was from N.Y. state.
Very interesting!.

]]> Comment on Folding Foot-Power Auto Develops High Speed – Popular Mechanics – Dec 1928 by Annie http://www.zeebase.com/blog/2010/11/09/folding-foot-power-auto-develops-high-speed-popular-mechanics-dec-1928/#comment-540 Annie Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:43:18 +0000 http://www.zeebase.com/blog/?p=1091#comment-540 That looks very much like a folding version of the Pedeluxe. That looks very much like a folding version of the Pedeluxe.

]]> Comment on Wonder Ray Stops Food Decay – Popular Mechanics – Nov 1931 by -DOUG- http://www.zeebase.com/blog/2010/11/17/ray-stops-food-decay-popular-mechanics-nov-1931/#comment-532 -DOUG- Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:50:40 +0000 http://www.zeebase.com/blog/?p=1136#comment-532 It's been in use for a long time. I'm surprised to hear of someone not knowing their food is irratiated. It’s been in use for a long time. I’m surprised to hear of someone not knowing their food is irratiated.

]]> Comment on “Flying Bathtub” Built Out Of Junk Wins Air-Meet Race – Popular Mechanics – Feb 1925 by Dave Crandell http://www.zeebase.com/blog/2010/10/26/flying-bathtub-built-junk-wins-air-meet-race-popular-mechanics-feb-1925/#comment-531 Dave Crandell Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:30:16 +0000 http://www.zeebase.com/blog/?p=886#comment-531 Looks like you have a pretty good picture of the Dormoy Bathtub, built by Etinne Dormoy in 1924 and powered by a Henderson motorcycle engine. Dormoy was much more than a simple mechanic. Here are a couple of links concerning Dormoy. http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/dormoy.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/biodormo.htm Looks like you have a pretty good picture of the Dormoy Bathtub, built by Etinne Dormoy in 1924 and powered by a Henderson motorcycle engine. Dormoy was much more than a simple mechanic. Here are a couple of links concerning Dormoy.

http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/dormoy.htm

http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/biodormo.htm

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