Seem's pretty interesting - could be quite handy in a TEOTWAWKI situation, as it has recipes for a variety of alloys for different purposes, etc.
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SciAm's circa 1900 Cyclopedia
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Aglifter
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SciAm's circa 1900 Cyclopedia
And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our Fortunes, & our sacred Honor
A gentleman unarmed is undressed.
Collects of 1903/08 Colt Pocket Auto
A gentleman unarmed is undressed.
Collects of 1903/08 Colt Pocket Auto
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TabascoKid
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Re: SciAm's circa 1900 Cyclopedia
Try collecting civil engneering handbooks from the same era. Lots of good things in them, including recipies for low explosives.
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Mike OTDP
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Re: SciAm's circa 1900 Cyclopedia
The Dixie Gun Works catalog also has a lot of that kind of material.
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First Shirt
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Re: SciAm's circa 1900 Cyclopedia
+! !!Mike OTDP wrote:The Dixie Gun Works catalog also has a lot of that kind of material.
Don't ever go into their store unless you have three hours to kill, and a healthy bank account, because I guarantee that you'll find something that you absolutely can't live without, that you never knew existed before you walked in!
But there ain't many troubles that a man caint fix, with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six."
Lindy Cooper Wisdom
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