Popular Science was first published in 1872, while the Mechanix titles first appeared in 1928.
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Thank you to Simon Mallindine and Andrew Lindstrom.
Visions from “Popular Science”
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Colour photographs of Oxford, early summer, 1924
Colour photographs of England, 1928
Doom of Obsolete Coastal Fort, 1924
Christmas on the moon
Colour photographs of Ireland, 1920s
'If London Were Like New York', 1902
Balancing on the Empire State, 1920s
Colour photographs of the USA, 1920s-1930s
'How to Paint Your Automobile', 1922
'What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years' c.1900
Golf in Bathing Suits, 1926
Postcards of the year 2000 c.1900
Theatre Magazine, 1920s
Himalayas, 1921 / 2011
Photoplay Covers, 1920s
'Body by Fisher' Car Ads, 1929-1961
Living Room of the Future, 1979
Retro-futurism in French Children's Encyclopedias, 1945-1975 
Eiffel Tower sponsored by Citroën, 1925-1934
Soviet Airships, 1923-1945
"Manhatta", 1921
Good to see such fascinating (and unintentionally humorous) periodicals getting some well-deserved recognition. http://blog.modernmechanix.com/, which publishes excerpts from the original magazine, is well worth visiting.
In Spain, a comic book called TBO had something that matched this “Los inventos del profesor Frank de Copenhage”.
Very funny.
The first one looks like what would happen if Dyson built cars, instead of Vacuum Cleaners. My father has a stack of old Popular Mechanics books. I hope he never throws them out, I would have nothing to read during my visits.
I’m always disappointed none of this came to be. While cell phones and internets are cool, well, this is A BAZILLION TIMES cooler. This stuff WOULD poke your eye out.