Popular Science Monthly March and October 1951 Magazine Bundle Family Foxhole A Bomb Issue
$24.99
This bundle includes two original Popular Science Monthly magazines, Mechanics and Handicraft, from March 1951 (Vol. 158 No. 3) and October 1951 (Vol. 159 No. 4), published by Popular Science Publishing Co. in New York, and both issues shown are included in the sale.
The March cover has sticker residue and the October cover has a red letter A written on it, while the pages inside both issues are clean and easy to read, all shown in the photos.
The March issue carries the Denver Gillen cover of an A Bomb blast hitting a home, with "How to Build a Family Foxhole," "Russian Guns: How Good?" and "Wilbur Shaw Drives New Small Buick." The October issue covers "How to Winterize Your Home" on page 177 and "All About Russian Cars" on page 106, so this old science magazine pair reads like a snapshot of early Cold War home life and car culture.
Details
- Item: Magazine bundle of 2
- Item Type: Popular Science Monthly, Mechanics and Handicraft. March 1951, Vol. 158 No. 3, 282 pages, 25 cent cover price. October 1951, Vol. 159 No. 4, 304 pages, 35 cent cover price
- Era: 1951
- Materials: Printed paper magazines with paper covers
- Color: Full color covers. Color and black and white interior pages
- Maker and Mark: Popular Science Publishing Co., 353 Fourth Avenue, New York. Godfrey Hammond, publisher
- Pattern or Model: Monthly issues, March 1951 and October 1951
- Style: Mid century science, mechanics, and how to magazine
- Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1/2 inch
- Special Features: Denver Gillen A Bomb cover art on the March issue. Mile O Meter ad on the March back cover. Camel cigarettes ad with John Wayne on the October back cover. Color and black and white ads, illustrations, and classifieds in both
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- Graded Good: Both issues are complete and readable, with clear signs of use on the covers that are named below.
- Both issues paged through by hand with no rips or tears seen.
- October 1951 pages are clean and easy to read, 304 pages in all.
- March 1951 back cover is in great shape, 282 pages in all.
- Color and black and white ads and illustrations are bright, and the classified sections are present in both.
Issues / Wear
- March 1951 front cover has sticker residue.
- October 1951 front cover has a red letter A handwritten on it.
- General age toning and light handling wear on the covers, as shown in the photos.
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If you collect Popular Science, the March 1951 Family Foxhole issue is the Cold War cover people remember, and it comes paired here with the October Russian cars issue. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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