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  • “The Saga of the USS Princeton~The World’s 1st screw-propelled Warship” article

    AU $13.64

  • Baird Televisor Model B 1929 article “Television Broadcasting in England” 1st TV

    AU $19.55

  • Honolulu Clipper 1938 article “Greatest Sky Clipper Takes Her First Dip” Pan Am

    AU $16.52

  • Edaville Railroad Cranberry Special 1949 Narrow Gauge pictorial Last Two Footer

    AU $10.60

  • 16' Travel Trailer Streamline 1957 How-To build PLANS Sleeps 4

    AU $24.25

  • 1931 Explorers Archaeologist pictorial Roy Chapman Andrews - Howard Carter +more

    AU $22.74

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Owen machine carbine 1945 pictorial Australian Submachine Gun

AU $13.64

Humidor *Huge Pipe shaped* & 8 Pipe Station How-To build PLANS

AU $9.09

Graf Zeppelin II LZ 130 1938 pictorial “Newest Queen of Zeppelins~Maiden Flight"

AU $16.52

1954 Harley Davidson Hydra-Glide *All It Needs is You* 50th Anniversary AD

AU $12.12

1965 Austin Mini-Moke Beach Buggy Road Test article AD

AU $12.12

1966 Ford GT & Mini-Moke Road Test Tom McCahill article

AU $11.97

1940 Harley-Davidson print AD “Travel! Thrills! Adventure! on a Harley Davidson”

AU $12.12

American LaFrance Fire Truck 1947 pictorial "Battlewagons for Fire Fighters"

AU $22.59

Cecil Nixon Isis Automaton 1940 Haunted House pictorial

AU $30.17

Circus Daredevils 1953 pictorial High Wire Con Colleano Tight Rope Camilla Mayer

AU $16.52

New Weapons for Vietnam 1964 Frank Tinsley pictorial

AU $10.45

Spray Paint Can Shaker How-To Build PLANS Drill powered

AU $10.60

Garden Water Wheel How-To Build PLANS 4' Dia or smaller

AU $10.60

PiggyBack Car Top Tent Trailer *No Tow* HowTo Build PLANS

AU $12.12

Mole Littoria 1925 print~World's Tallest Building Planned for Rome~Mario Palanti

AU $19.55

Minibike Motor Scooter How-To build PLANS cut down bike frame

AU $16.52

Checkering Gun Stocks How-To INFO & Tool PLANS

AU $13.64

“How To Make a Bellows” 1941 PLANS Folding Camera & Projector restoration INFO

AU $13.33

Dragster Low Slung Chopped Bike *Recumbent Seat* 1969 HowTo build PLANS

AU $16.52

16" Flea Size CL FF Plane 1949 How-To build PLANS Indoor / Out

AU $12.12

1930 Genuine Underwood Typewriter No.4 vintage Print AD “Think of it!”

AU $16.52

“Turning Pigeons Into Owls” 1940 pictorial War Pigeon Army Signal Corps School

AU $19.55

Abercrombie & Fitch Pistols 1959 Vintage pictorial

AU $9.09

“Are These the New Airliners?” 1962 article Fairey Rotodyne~Vertol 107~Sikorsky

AU $13.64

8' Hydrofoil Flying Platform Boat 1960 HowTo build PLANS easibuild

AU $12.12

8' Fiberglass Surfboard Wakeboard How-To Build PLANS

AU $12.12

1952 Muntz Jet Converta Coupe & Jaguar ROAD TEST report

AU $11.97

War Pigeons 1935 pictorial “Pigeons of the Midnight Patrol” US Army Night Flyers

AU $19.55

“The Gold Rush in Cannibal Land” 1929 pictorial Bulolo Goldfields Junkers W34

AU $27.14

Imperial Airways Short Empire Flying Boat 1936 pictorial

AU $13.64

US Navy Deep Sea Diving School Washington Navy Yard 1940 Suit Helmet pictorial

AU $24.10

Class A Free Flight Competition Plane 1946 HowTo build PLANS *Snootie*

AU $10.45

Box Kites 12" - 72" & Parachute Dropper 1934 HowTo build PLANS INFO

AU $22.59

HMS Brave Borderer British motor torpedo boat 1960 pictorial cut-away graphic

AU $11.97

Short Mayo Composite seaplane/flying boat 1938 pictorial S.21 Maia S.20 Mercury

AU $13.64

ISON Racing Go Kart Class A B C 1961 HowTo build PLANS Twin engine

AU $16.52

K & O Fleetline Boats Early History 1957 original vintage pictorial

AU $33.20

Sid Bertram Meerschaum Pipes 1950 Rothenfeld Pictorial

AU $10.60

Cape Cod DOLL HOUSE Bungalow 1948 How-To Build PLANS

AU $13.64

Lathe Taper Turning Attachments 1951 HowTo build PLANS Offset Tailstock centers

AU $13.33

Chariot Tricycle Trailer 1950 How-To build PLANS no weld

AU $9.09

International Trucks Stainless Steel Jungle Yacht 1938 pictorial Commander Gatti

AU $16.52

Century of Progress 1934 Chicago Worlds Fair vintage Color pictorial

AU $37.76

Stone/Brick BBQ FIREPLACE 1934 Design PLANS Barbecue Grill

AU $10.45

Shop Pantograph 3 Dimensional carving 1949 How-To Build PLANS

AU $16.52

Tool Grinder Jig for Sharpening Lathe tools HowTo build PLANS

AU $13.64

24" Model Hydrofoil pusher prop drive How-To build PLANS

AU $10.60

Wedell Williams Air Racer Plane 1950 HowTo build PLANS 26" wingspan

AU $13.64
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Grandpa's Secrets

Discover a Wealth of How-to Projects & Plans from a Bygone Era.
Explore our Scientific & Mechanical History in Vintage Hobby, Craft, & Technical Magazine Articles.

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Location: United StatesMember since: 21 April 1999Seller: grandpas_secrets
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EXCELLENT SELLER!!! Very Prompt SHIP & Quality, Careful, Waterproof PACK!! Just as DESCRIBED & Perfect as PICTURED!! I'm Very Happy and Great addition to my RR collection!! Grateful THANKS!!! -Dave-
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