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A Quick Stroll on the Water
Postcards produced by German chocolate company Hildebrands
The Moving Pavement
House-Moving by Train
Televised Outside Broadcasting
Personal Flying Mchines
Weather Control Machine
Combined Ship and Railway Locomotive
Undersea Tourist Boats
Roofed Cities
Personal Airships
Summer Holidays at the North Pole
Police X-Ray Surveillance Machine
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Thank you to PaleoFuture
What amusing predictions! Funny how they seemed to think that fashion wouldn’t change at all
Summer holidays at the North Pole isn’t too far off the mark…
Not sure about summer hols at the poles but that weather machine would come in handy when I’m out on the hills with the camera.
Could please someone invent the water wheel and the ballons for walking on water?? Or even all of that?? I am sure there is a millionaire out there who would finance those ideas just for the sake of it!
Could you please post a scan of the back of one of the cards? It’s a very important part of the postcard to collectors. Thank you!
These are great, however the English translations are quite editorial. “Beautiful Weather Machine” is translated as “Weather Control Machine”, “Water Promenade” becomes “A quick stroll on the water” and “North Pole Voyage” becomes “Summer Holiday in the North Pole” to give a few examples. These ornamented interpretations add elements to the historical documents that are not there in the original.