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  1. 1940 plate glass cleaning - photo

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  2. WWII warplane identification guide - photo

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  7. Package delivery security box - GIF

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  8. Automatic candle snuffer - GIF

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  9. Wright 18-cylinder radial engine - video

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  10. WWI bike-mounted machine gun - photo

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  11. Frontenac car engine - photo

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  12. Apollo service module fuel cell - photo

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  13. Lathe fixed steady from disc brake rotor - video

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  14. 1935 Sumpter Valley gold dredge - photo

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  15. Striking a Japanese temple bell - GIF

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  16. Bedsheet tucking tool - photo

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  17. Spooling a flat wire spring - GIF

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