Mechanical

Rotterdam Train Derails Onto Whale Tails Art Installation. Photo

Train Rails and Whale Tails

Europe, Health, Hmmn Interesting, Mechanical, Photography, PSA, Sculpture, Urban Art, Weird News Art Installation, Crisis Averted, Freak, Good News, Lucky Escape, Maarten Struijs, Metro, Rotterdam, Trains, USA Election 2020, Whale Tails, whales

A Dutch train driver was saved by an art installation of two giant whale tails after the engine crashed through the end safety barrier.

Rattlesnake in Silver | Made in Newark, New Jersey, USA

In this you’ll find a match – A Fist shaped Match Safe

Design, Fashion, History, Mechanical, Sculpture, Vintage Brass, Cast, Containers, Copper, Decorative Arts, Germany, Gold, Japan, Jewelry, match safes, Silversmith, The Smithsonian, Tiffany & Co., vesta boxes, Zippo

The Smithsonian have a terrific collection of Match Safes dating from the mid nineteenth century to the 1920’s. Also known as Vesta cases, vesta boxes, or pocket match safes, these containers basically kept your matches safe and dry and came in an amazing variety of designs. Check out the tiny […]

Lars Erik Fisk Yellow Volkswagenball 2001

Lars Fisk Volkswagenball Evolution

Arts, Creative, Mechanical, Sculpture, Urban Art #marlboroughgallerylondon, Auto, Builder, LARS FISK, Lederhosenball, New York, Sculpture, Stop Balls, Tudor, Vermont, Volkswagenball, VW

(Continuing from the VW theme of my last post) Lars Fisk’s playful Volkswagenball sculptures have been around since 2001. Since seeing the original red and white van I have come across many other color versions. It’s hard to know if they are actually his works or people flattering him. Among […]

Volkspod by Walter Werks

Creative, Design, Mechanical, Skills Builder, Custom Built, Fabrication, Goddamn U-Boat, Hog, Makers, Rotund, Scooter, Volkspod, Volkswagen, VW, Walter Werks

Brent Walter, maker and builder of a variety of things, according to his instagram profile. Nice things they are too. Link to Brent Walter’s Instagram stream.

Olivetti Lettera 22 Typewriter Vintage Instruction Manual

Advertising, Design, History, Hmmn Interesting, Mechanical, Print, Tech, Typography, Vintage 50s graphics, Instructional, Olivetti, Print, Typewriter, Vintage, Writing

Ed Cornish posted the entire Letra 22 Manual on Flickr.

The Defunct NYC City Hall Subway Station

Architecture, Design, Events, History, Hmmn Interesting, Mechanical, Tech, Vintage amethyst, City Hall Station, Crystal, Defunct, Lost, Metro, MTA, New York, NYC, Old City Hall Station, platform, Rapid Transit, Secret, Subway, The Jewel In The Crown, Tiffany, Underground

New York City Subway’s “Jewel In The Crown” The New York City Subway system officially opened on October 27, 1904 at the City Hall Station. It was the final stop on the downtown Lexington Avenue IRT local #6 train. It is situated under City Hall Park. It was closed because […]

Runaway wrecking ball or Pennsylvanian bowling?

Health, Mechanical, Skills, Weird News Funny Picture, Lucky Escape, Meadville, Pennsylvania, Weird News, Wrecking Ball

From The Age: Motorists were lucky to survive after a 560 kilogram wrecking ball broke loose from a crane and slammed into numerous cars. The incident in Meadville, Pennsylvania yesterday saw the huge ball fly off a crane on the campus of Allegheny College and roll down North Main Street […]