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Everyman Grafton Pen

Ben Branch November 12, 2015
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Design
  • Gear

The Grafton Pen is a new design by Everyman, an American company quickly making a name for themselves by producing EDC items developed to…

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1949 Lucky Strike Spy Camera

Ben Branch November 11, 2015
  • American
  • Cameras
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

Between 1949 and 1950 the Mast Development Company worked on a pair of spy cameras for the US Military, both of the prototypes were…

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1957 Chevrolet “Black Widow” Racer

Ben Branch November 5, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Racing
  • Rare

The 1957 Chevrolet “Black Widow” is a car that was developed in the shadows of a looming ban on auto racing in the United…

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Piston Table

Ben Branch November 5, 2015
  • American
  • Art
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Home

The idea of using engines as the basis for furniture has probably existed since the first engine threw a rod and made itself an expensive…

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Provo River Fishing Co. Fly Fishing Wallet

Ben Branch November 4, 2015
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear

Fly Fishing has been around for at least 2000 years, it was described by the Roman Claudius Aeolians in 200 AD, but there are indications…

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Onewheel Electric Skateboard

Ben Branch November 3, 2015
  • American
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear

The Onewheel is an electric skateboard with a difference – it only has one wheel. Although the sharper amongst you may have surmised that…

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The 1939 New York World’s Fair Ford Cutaway Chassis

Ben Branch October 31, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Ford
  • Vintage

This Ford cutaway chassis was created for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, it was intended as a showcase of Ford’s famous Flathead V8…

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Hobo Nickel Ring

Ben Branch October 29, 2015
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Art
  • Gear

The Hobo Nickel is the American version of an art form that began to appear in the mid-1700s as sailors, travellers and railwaymen whiled…

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An Original 1969 De Tomaso Mangusta

Ben Branch October 28, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare
  • Vintage

The De Tomaso Mangusta was famously named after the Mongoose – the only animal that hunts and kills cobras. It’s widely thought that the…

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Who is your Chassis and What Does it Do?

Ben Branch October 25, 2015
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Racing

/ENGINEERED is a new technical series by the talented team behind /DRIVE, this episode is titled Who is your Chassis and What Does it…

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Acme Traffic Regulator

Ben Branch October 22, 2015
  • American
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Vintage

The Acme Traffic Regulator sounds like something Wile E. Coyote would use to lay an elaborate trap for Road Runner, but it actually used…

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Old Empire Motorcycles Victory Hammer Gladiator

Ben Branch October 20, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Every now and then we get the opportunity to run a story on a custom motorcycle that was written by the the team that…

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