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Tail-pusher plane cruises 200 m.p.h
103
Airplanes
Army rolls out first four-jet bomber for ground tests
104
Airplanes, Military
Fire escape reel lowers person at speed of an elevator
104
Fire escapes
Putting a show on ice
105
Ice skating
Smash hits
113
Rockets
From trading post to empire
116
Utah
Welding electrode withstands bending without any loss of flux
122
Electric welding (Equipment)
Alarm system with 15 thermostats registers both heat and cold
123
Alarms
Gas tank auto powered by batteries
123
Compact cars
Hulls of PBY flying boats are converted into seagoing cruisers
124
Boats and boating
Pressure-fed trowels of wall-washing machine
124
Walls
Sealed beam spotlight for autos
125
Floodlighting
Theftproof locks prevent oar loss
125
Oar locks
Newest wonder of the world
126
California Institute of Technology Astrophysical Observatory, Telescopes
Power for the air age
134
Airplane engines
Plane with folding wings can be towed like a glider
141
Airplanes, Military
Big business in dudes
142
Ranches
Gas tanks are hulls for speedy boat
147
Catamarans
Vitamin harvest
148
Burbot liver oil, Vitamins
Sailplane carries jettisonable water ballast in the wing
150
Gliders (Aviation)
Less toil for tillers
152
Agricultural equipment
Gravity suspension system replacing springs saves trailer tires
157
Automobiles (Axles)
Duck fitted with echo instruments aids shallow water surveys
157
Landing craft
Flame throwers burn weeds
158
Flame throwers
Steel hideaways
160
Safes
Australia battles locusts from air
163
Airplanes in insect control, Grasshoppers
Fog beacons guide plane to runway
163
Aviation (Safety measures)
Safer railroads ahead
164
Brakes
Tipless auto jack safe on hills
174
Jacks
Hospital in a suitcase fits car trunk or plane
174
Medicine cabinets
Helicopter lays mist of insecticide on crop
175
Airplanes in insect control
Jeep carries lightweight crane
175
Cranes, derricks, etc
Speeding the ocean freight aboard
176
Freight handling, Freighters
Latest tanks outweigh and outshoot wartime weapons
180
Tanks, Military
Modern radio cabinet
182
Radio receivers (Cabinets)
Cart pull-toy for small children
185
Toys
Indirect shaving light
189
Electric lamps
Bracket table saves space in narrow hallway
189
Shelves and racks
Home of 1000 addresses
190
Automobile trailers
Chart for approximate tonnage
196
Coal bins
Lawn mower wheel crank makes sharpening easy
197
Lawn mowers
Ironing board holder
198
Ironing boards
Luminous decoration is home convenience
199
Luminous paint
How to paint your car
200
Automobiles (Painting)
Fun with ink pictures
205
Children (Recreation)
Plaster casting
206
Plaster casts (Sculpture)
Close-ups with this focusing copy attachment
211
Photography (Equipment)
Spray attachment for your tractor
217
Spraying equipment
Portable bench an aid in maintenance work
219
Workbenches
Folding workbench in the garage saves space
221
Workbenches
Garden tractor
222
Tractors
Electrically heated wire will cut glass tubing
227
Glass cutting
Ball bearings
228
Bearings (Machinery)
Tea can field-strength meter and monitor
233
Radio transmitters (Testing)
1947 little giant a.c.-d.c. super uses permeability tuning unit
234
Radio receivers
Three-channel 18-tube television receiver kit
236
Television receivers

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