Two men posing with a 'Punt Gun', a kind of shotgun for hunting waterfowl in large quantities, 1923 (lemmy.world)
Lounge of the R-100 airship, made for luxury passenger transport, 1929 (lemmy.world)
Pyramid of captured German helmets post-WW1, New York, USA, 1919 (lemmy.world)
US Navy blimp protecting a convoy during WW2, 1943 (lemmy.world)
Two planes hanging from a British Royal Navy Airship, 1926 (lemmy.world)
French tanker wearing a British 'splatter mask' to protect against shrapnel/'spalling' in the tank, WW1, 1918 (lemmy.world)
US anti-armor grenade packed inside a foam football, 1973 (lemmy.world)
“Since a regulation-size football weighs 14 ounces, it was considered feasible to make a shaped charge grenade within this weight limitation. In addition, most US troops are familiar with throwing footballs,” according to the Army’s test report for the weapon....
British soldiers carrying an inflatable decoy tank, WW2, 1939 (lemmy.world)
I’ve known about these for a long time now, but seeing one actually carried is real Looney Toons shit, I love it.
Listening device for detecting aircraft, USA, 1921 (lemmy.world)
British engineer J. A. Purves in his 'Dynasphere' vehicle, 1932 (lemmy.world)
Australian soldier in Cairo, holding a Koala as a mascot, WW1, 1915 (lemmy.world)
Demonstration of the Communist Party of Great Britain, 1976 (lemmy.world)
"The Mother Of All Monowheels", 1923 (lemmy.world)
Terrifying monowheel vehicle, 1917 (lemmy.world)
RAF pilot getting a haircut, WW2, 1942 (lemmy.world)
The Monowheel, Italy, 1933 (lemmy.world)
The Ethiopian Kagnew Battalion, serving with UN forces in the Korean War, 1950-1953 (lemmy.world)
Weekly wartime ration for two British civilians, excluding bread, fresh vegetables, and some canned goods, WW2, 1943 (lemmy.world)
Beggar (possibly a WW1 veteran?) running beside King George V's carriage, early 1920s (lemmy.world)
Ponies aboard the ship 'Terra Nova' during an Antarctic expedition, 1910 (lemmy.world)
Antarctic explorer stands atop an iceberg, with active volcano Mt. Erebus in the distance, 1911 (lemmy.world)
Color photo of Russian monks planting potatoes, 1910 (lemmy.world)
The ISOLATOR, invention from 1925 (lemmy.world)
Chris the Sled Dog listens to a gramophone, Antarctica, 1911 (lemmy.world)
Cat Meow Machine, for scaring mice, Japan, 1963 (lemmy.world)
