Apologies for letting the blog dry up. I’ve got a big folder of stuff to post here as soon as I have some time during the end-of-year crush.
Meanwhile, enjoy these jazzy hamsters.
(via enschedeaanzee)
Yes, that is an ad for a bench that automatically runs your automatic piano player. (And don’t forget that the piano is really just an automatic dulcimer.)
The ad is from 1915, and apparently the bench was a success, because the price rises by $10 in 1916 and then again in 1917! (Unless that’s just inflation, I guess.)
This is a promotional video for the first (I think?) long-distance telephone service, in beautiful Englewood, NJ.
The system for charging users explained in here is amazing.