Funky Christmas / Everyday Funky
These magazines were found in a locked glass bookcase in my
father-in-law's upstairs office. They are in NEAR MINT or MINT condition. The spine is unbroken. There are no dust jackets. Actual front and
back covers have minimal damage. No marks or highlighting in text. Pages are crisp, clean and
unmarked. Cover lies flat. Some
color photographs. Illustrated, collectible, 1st
edition.
These magazines are in mostly NEAR MINT or MINT condition. All information is still there, and readable. The worst parts are the spines, which oddly look like some sort of glue issue, like it bled through and discolored it. Also, please note, these magazines are stapled together and then glued into the cover. We really do think it is the glue. Also note, that the table of contents is right after the staples, so the pages look wrinkled. They're not really; it's the pull of the staples. Also note, the pullo of the staples also have small tears on the table oof contents page. This is INCREDIBLY thin paper for this time period. Please see pictures.
He stored them with a bunch of Popular Mechanics in a cardboard box in a locked 2 shelf small bookcase upstairs in his house. Unfortunately, there was space still left in the box and he stored them upright. There is NO evidence of water so any waves you see in the pictures should even out eventually. They are NOT bent; just very slightly wavy. The Popular Mechanics are more so than the Popular Science cz they had much thinner paper. Also, when we pulled them out of the bookcase, I thought they smelled musty. I asked my 14 year old if it smelled musty, and he says 'it smells like an old book, you know, like the library'. You have to decide if he knows what he is talking about. :) Finally, these are weird covers. Many issues have a cover that is about 1/4 inch shorter than the pages with a folded coupon that could be used for various purchases. It's not cut in the pictures; it was designed that way. All issues have a mailing address on the front cover.
We found another group of these Popular Science in a different part of the office and added them to this listing. Same issues with the spines and glue. Also, we stored the first group flat and there is now almost no wave and the mags lie flat.
These are incredible magazines that would NOT be allowed today. Build your own personal helicopter? Grenade launcher? We don't think so. And no, we do not drive 120 MPR in the 'future'. PLEASE read the abbreviated table of contents we made. There are so many other articles and sections in the table of contents we took pictures of too.
Please see pictures.
Descriptions of individual listings are found below. Individual pictures
are found above the price on this page on the drop down menu.
May 1960 –
FREE Blueprint: Build a Hydrofoil boat in two weekends – for $116 – Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Silent Engine can bring quiet mowers, outboards, home generators.
Let’s abolish stupid speed limits
Condition – VG - Has torn lower left corner and lower spine is missing paper, minor ageing on back cover. That’s all we see wrong.
January 1961 –
$6.95 Book Digest High-Speed Math – Short Cuts Make You a Whiz at Figures
Air-Bubble Sun Port for $50
The Great Speedometer Fraud: How Can We Stop It?
Big Winter Workshop Section –
FREE Blueprint – Shop Vacuum Cleaner – Blueprint is missing but at some point he made a copy which is included. Directions in article are there. Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Condition – NEAR MINT - Has torn upper left spine is missing paper, minor ageing on back cover and some figure in light ink. Also the sticker on the front cover looks like it can come off, but we don’t take the chance. That’s all we see wrong.
March – 1962 – 90th Anniversary Bonus Issue –
35 pages of News on Boats and Motors
Biggest Earth Movers
Blueprints – in article –> Building the Ugly Ducker (boat). Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Condition – VERY GOOD – Minor ageing on back cover, and perforated coupon removed. Spine beginning to wrinkle and upper corner spine paper coming off. Front cover has upper right corner bent and separating from rest of cover. That’s all we see wrong.
March – 1965 –
50, 000 Miles Without an Oil Change
2 Motor Scooters You Can Build - Blueprints – in articles – Building the Ugly Ducker (boat). Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
How To Cash In On Your Invention
Condition – MINT – Minor ageing on back cover and spine beginning to wrinkle - That’s all we see wrong.
April – 1965 –
FREE Blueprint – Build a Boat for Under $50 – You can Sail, Paddle or Power – Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Lee Oswald’s Guilt – How Science Nailed Kennedy’s Killer
New Front Wheel Drive
Condition – MINT – Minor ageing on back cover and spine beginning to wrinkle - That’s all we see wrong.
May – 1965 –
15-Page Section with projects. Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Billy Graham’s Physical- Fitness Program Can Help YOU!
Stupid Highway Signs Can Kill
Are Two Outboards Better Than One?
Amazing C-D Ignition You Can Build for $25
Condition – MINT – Bend in upper left corner. That’s all we see wrong.
June – 1965 –
Secrets of a Trouble-Free Automobile – Bonus Tear-Out Booklet - Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Suddenly Pickup Trucks Are ‘In’. PS Tests Ford, Chevy, Dodge
Build Your Own Wrought-Iron Furniture – No Welding!
Weird and Wonderful Tools You Can Rent
How to Buy a Vacation Site from Uncle Sam
Condition – MINT – Tiny tear in top left spine. That’s all we see wrong
July – 1965 –
Amazing No-Fuel ‘Space’ Engine You Can Build - Schematics - Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
What’s Coming in ’66 Cars
How to Cure Vapor Lock – See: All About Carburetors
Four Brutal Years on a Floating Ice Island
Art Arfons: How I’ll Drive Faster Than Sound
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. That’s all we see wrong.
August – 1965 –
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
We Built a Home TV Tape Recorder (So can you!)
10-Second Photos with New $20 POLAROID
Pontiac’s Hot New Overhead Cam Engine
How to Wire Your Yard
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. Very small aging on back cover. That’s all we see wrong.
September – 1965 -
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Improve Your Home – Please see table of contents.
How to Keep Your Car Looking New
Improve your home: 48 pages of New Ideas
Tiny Electric Eye to Guard Your Home
New ’66 Cars – Inside story on Plymouths Dodges, Chryslers
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. Very small aging on back cover. That’s all we see wrong.
October – 1965 –
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
How You’ll Drive 120 M.P.H. – Legally
1966 Cars: 28 Pages of New-car News
Our
Anti-missile Missiles – Are They Reliable
Build Your Own Garden Mulcher
What Makes Stan Musial THE Man?
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. Front cover has small tear about a 1.5 inch near back fender in cover and table of contents. Very small aging on back cover. Small nicks in foredge first couple of pages. That’s all we see wrong.
November – 1965 –
Blueprint - Complete Plans: A Lock-Up Workbench That Protects Your Tools - Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Why Can’t We Make Cars Safer?
My Adventure on Wheels by Erle Stanley Gardener
First ’66 Road Tests – Ford, Chevrolet, Plymouth, Falcon, Valiant, Chevy II, American
10 Sure Ways
to Improve Your TV Pictures
Now It’s Man Amplifiers: Machines That Let You Carry a Ton
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. Very small aging on front and back covers. That’s all we see wrong.
December – 1965 -
How to Buy Color TV – Plus Bonus Tear-Out Booklet to Keep On Your Set - Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Henry Ford II on Car Safety
Sneak Preview: Chevy’s New Rival for the Mustang
Crazy Gadgets of “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”
Home Wiring: How to Put In New Switches
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. Very small aging on front and back covers. That’s all we see wrong.
January – 1966 –
Schematic – Build Your Own Car Alarm! - Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
James Bond’s Weird World of Inventions in “Thunderball” – How They Work!
Is Front-Wheel Drive for You?
For Winter Driving:
Choosing the Right Motor Oil
More Life from Your Battery
Why I Believe in Flying Saucers .. An Eye Witness Story by MacKinlay Kantor
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. Very small aging on back covers. That’s all we see wrong.
February – 1966 –
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Wheel Alignment Bunk – Are You Wasting Money Up Front?
Boating ’66 – 20 Colorful Exciting Pages
New! Tiny Steam Auto Engine
Smothers Brothers – Crazy for Wheels
How to Color Metal Chemically
Condition – MINT –Very small aging on back covers. That’s all we see wrong.
March – 1966 –
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Are Your Tires Safe Enough – The Uproar Over 2-Ply Tires
Inside Story of the “Forgotten” F-5
How I Search for Lost Gold Mines.. and Why – by Erle Stanley Gardner
Power Mowers: New Designs Are Making Them Safer
In Color: Secrets of Wood Glazing
Condition – MINT –Very small aging
on back covers. That’s all we see wrong.
April – 1966 –
SCHEMATIC – You Can Build a Tape-Player For Your Home. Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Improve Your Home – Please see table of contents.
PS Exclusive! We Test-Drive U.S. Car with Rotary Engine
“WANKEL Fever” Hits Detroit - Curtis-Wright Rotating Combustion Engine
40 Pages of Ideas to Improve Your Home
New! What Happens When You Mix Alcohol, Food, and Drugs
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. Very minor peeling on bottom edge of spine. Very small aging on back covers. That’s all we see wrong.
May – 1966 –
Low-Cost Sun Domes You Can Build Easily – Start Your Summer Earlier! Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
All You Want to Know About Home Air Conditioners
Beetle Meets Its Challengers – We Test Drive Volkswagen Vs Opel Vs Simca
22 pages on Outdoor Vacation Equipment
KOUFAX,
MARIS, MANTLE, FORD – How medical science keeps baseball’s fragile human
“machines” running
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. That’s all we see wrong.
June – 1966 –
SCHEMATIC – Build a Phone Buzzer!
BLUEPRINT - Captive (Heli)Copter You Can Build .. Right in Your Own Backyard - Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Amazing Cone Drive: It’s a Transmission, Clutch, Differential – ALL IN ONE
The Fabulous Machines that recovered our Lost H-Bomb
We Need Your Inventive Skill – by Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey
Fastback, Holdback, or Cute Styling? .. How Airflow Affects Your Driving
Condition – MINT – Spine paper is getting wrinkly. That’s all we see wrong.
July – 1966 –
SCHEMATIC - Build Your Own Treasure Finder (Metal Detector). Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Last-Minute News! – What the ’67 cars will really be like
The “Heart Cart” May Save Your Life
Inside story of Batman’s Batmobile
The Truth About Wheel Balancing
Amazing Glass-Bubble Underwater Pleasure Craft
“What I Learned in Fast-Driving School”
Condition – MINT – We see nothing wrong.
August – 1966 –
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
What’s Best for You – Disk or Drum Brakes? – Jan Norbye debates Smokey Yunick
How They Do Those Magic TV Tricks
Save Your Car from Rust and Rot
Cold War in Space by Willy Ley
Easy and Safe Outdoor Wiring
Sports-Car Roundup – in Color
Condition – MINT –We see nothing wrong.
September – 1966
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Improve Your Home – Please see table of contents.
Which Oil is Best for Your Car?
Neglected Treasures of the Sea – by John Steinbeck
600-Mile-Per-Hour Jet Hovers Like a Copter
7 Ways You Can Gain Living Space
Mario Andretti Tests New Tires
Condition – MINT – Tiny bit of wrinkling in spine paper. That’s all we see wrong.
October – 1966 –
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Complete Facts and Color Photos of the ’67 Cars
New! Your Personal Car-Selector Guide
How Good is the New Camaro? – Exclusive Road Test by Mario Andretti!
Arthur Godfrey Tells How He Flew Around the World in 86 Hours
It’s Easier Now to Build Good Furniture!
Condition – MINT – Tiny bit of wrinkling in spine paper. Small bit of smudging on back cover. That’s all we see wrong.
November – 1966 –
BLUEPRINT For a Saw That Speeds Your Plywood Projects - Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
How to Get Your Car Engine Tuned Right
Mario Andretti Test-Drives the New Mustang
The Truth About Breaking in a New Car
Buyer’s Guide to Personal Tape Recorders
Motorcycles: What I like in a Bike and How I Pick ‘em – by Steve McQueen
Now! A Drug that May Make You Smarter
In Color: How to Stain Wood
Condition – MINT –We see nothing wrong.
December - 1966 –
Also blueprints or plans are in articles in almost everything under Home and Shop – Please see table of contents.
Road-Test Report on the ’67 Ford, Chevy, Plymouth
Best Buy for You – Your Shopping Guide to New TV Sets
High-Speed Sport for Everyone: The Latest in Slot-Car Racing
My Favorite Shop Projects by Stirling Moss
Why Your Car Stalls and What You Can Do About It
Electric Autos: They’re on the Way
BUILD a Slot-Car Dynamometer to Help You Win Races
Condition – MINT – Tiny bit of wrinkling in spine paper. Small bit of smudging on front cover. That’s all we see wrong.
Please NOTE: Old books are heavy books. Safe shipping may move them into the next postal category. Sorry!
Please NOTE: We live in Michigan and it is winter. We have the Lake Effect almost every day – massive cloud cover. We are doing the best we can with interior lighting for the pictures.
Also, please NOTE: Almost every book has a smudge somewhere. We mention it if we see it, but please assume we missed something.
PLEASE NOTE: Because eBay is composed of soulless, bloodsucking monsters, and because it is forcing us to use an ISBN number for a book that DOES NOT have an ISBN number, and even when it DOES have an ISBN, still won’t let us use it, so we use one of a random book. Our book is pre-ISBN numbers. The Library of Congress number is non-existent. The LOC does not hyphenate when you put the number in to verify. Fake ISBN number is 9781014236289. Correct ISBN number is non-existent. We put in whichever one the system will take. Sorry!
Note: We are running out of estate books and will be slowly changing over to their other possessions – some serious, some MCM, some just funky, or kitschy. Others are Depression era. Some will be brand new items, still in their packaging, and others will be more mainstream books (from one of the Grandma’s) or some of our personal books or collectables, as we are not leaving this mess to our kids. We hope you fun and stay with us.
Shipping – All books are shipped on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday on the first day possible after payment is received around 8 to 9 AM. They are shipped by Media Mail in heavy brown paper, similar to a grocery paper bag. All wrapping and shipping materials are recycled from the cardboard to bubble wrap to 50 year old envelopes. Our packages are ugly, but are very carefully wrapped to arrive safely. We always refund shipping credit if you buy multiple items. Free local pick up. We refund your shipping charges!
Please help us recycle these lovingly cared for curios in an environmentally friendly manner.