{"id":475993,"date":"2010-03-26T02:34:45","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T06:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.modernmechanix.com\/?p=9293"},"modified":"2010-03-26T02:36:05","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T06:36:05","slug":"its-a-small-world-nov-1953","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/475993","title":{"rendered":"It’s a Small World (Nov, 1953)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s a Small World<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Tinest bicycle in the world” is 5 inches high, 27-1\/2 inches long, weighs 2-1\/2 pounds. It took Guenter Rieles of Berlin, Germany 200 hours to make. No toy, it really operates.<\/p>\n

Pigmy pistol in New York’s Met Museum collection is capable of delivering a tiny, but lethal missile. It is a German Wheelock dating back to the 16th Century and is 2-3\/16″ long.
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\nRudolph Russell, machinist of Richmond 1 Hill, N.Y., constructs accurate models of scenes of the past century like this one\u2014a street in the old financial district of N.Y.C.<\/p>\n

Children and adults alike are enchanted by the tiny replicas of famous original silver.] pieces copied by Mr. Wm. B. Meyers of New- ] ark, N.J. Spouts pour, covers are removable.<\/p>\n

This garden-in-minature blooms in an ordinary coat button. The dwarf cactus plants have been set into a shallow layer of sand and bits of peat moss, require little water.<\/p>\n

Smallest bible in collection of the American Bible Society is just as complete as their largest, also shown. Bertha Manny, Society’s secretary, reads it with a magnifying glass.<\/p>\n

This nickel-sized pocket watch from a. collection of Frank Jensen dates back to the turn of the century and drew much attention to its wearer. The big one is a wall clock.<\/p>\n

Lawrence T. Gieringer, Hamburg, Pa., proudly displays the town he built himself. Switch on hand organ turns on the music from the loudspeaker concealed inside little hotel.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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