15 Feb
2008
15 Feb
'08
4:56 p.m.
John Foust wrote:
One of my treasured possessions is my
great-grandfather's copy of
"Electroforce" magazine, a turn-of-the-century publication about
innovations in electricity. One of the featured articles is about
a recently electrified home - they were astounded at electric irons,
lights in every room, overhead lights with switches near the doorways,
etc. Another interesting aspect were the advertisements. There were
mail-order hobbyist shops even back then, selling motors, supplies, etc.
I should scan it some day.
Umm I can I still order stuff from them?
I wonder how the prices compare with todays prices.
PS: And I don't mean cheap chinese products, real *Made in America*
stuff. You might have to back about 50 years to find those products.
- John