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A look at our favorite vintage and antique technological innovations, plus the retro inspired tech – including audio, video, photo and word processing – we still love today.

11 Bizarre Inventions of the 19th Century You’ve Never Heard Of

The 19th Century and Victorian Age (1837-1901) was a period of great technological advancement in transportation, communication, and many other aspects of life. People were …

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History of the 35mm: The Original Compact Camera

35mm Camera History

Love the 35mm camera as much as we do? In the post we look at its history, including the invention, rise and decline of the original compact camera.

A Brief History of the Phonograph

And the case for well-loved scratchy records of yore… I grew up in a house filled with music. I count myself extremely lucky in that …

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The Typewriter: Evolution of a Newfangled Writing Machine

In 1875, Mark Twain described the typewriter as a “new fangled writing machine”. In this post, we look at the earliest models and recent innovations.

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