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- Vehicle Assembly Line, Comet Automobile Company, circa 1918 - George W. Jagers established the Comet Automobile Company in Decatur, Illinois, in 1917. The six-cylinder Comet -- an assembled car built from components manufactured by outside suppliers -- was a steady, if not spectacular, seller in the Midwest. But Jagers expanded too quickly, building a new factory in 1920 that Comet couldn't afford. The company's assets were liquidated in 1923.
- circa 1918
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Vehicle Assembly Line, Comet Automobile Company, circa 1918
George W. Jagers established the Comet Automobile Company in Decatur, Illinois, in 1917. The six-cylinder Comet -- an assembled car built from components manufactured by outside suppliers -- was a steady, if not spectacular, seller in the Midwest. But Jagers expanded too quickly, building a new factory in 1920 that Comet couldn't afford. The company's assets were liquidated in 1923.
- Bill Haley and his Comets, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" 45rpm Record, circa 1954 - Teenagers had the leisure, freedom, and often the money to carve out their own territory, and they became a force to be reckoned with. Nothing went better with teenage hot rods than rock and roll music. Bill Haley and His Comets recorded this cover version of the rhythm-and-blues song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" in 1954.
- circa 1954
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Bill Haley and his Comets, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" 45rpm Record, circa 1954
Teenagers had the leisure, freedom, and often the money to carve out their own territory, and they became a force to be reckoned with. Nothing went better with teenage hot rods than rock and roll music. Bill Haley and His Comets recorded this cover version of the rhythm-and-blues song "Shake, Rattle and Roll" in 1954.
- Stereograph, "Morehouse's Comet," 1908 - Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of a comet first seen in 1908 and named for astronomer Daniel Morehouse.
- November 16, 1908
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Stereograph, "Morehouse's Comet," 1908
Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of a comet first seen in 1908 and named for astronomer Daniel Morehouse.
- Compote, 1860-1875 - Compotes are all-purpose serving dishes. These usually footed bowls -- with or without lids or covers -- held special desserts, fruits, candies or sauces, jellies and other foods. Blown or pressed glass compotes provided a culinary presentation method suitable to 19th-century middle-class households.
- 1860-1875
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Compote, 1860-1875
Compotes are all-purpose serving dishes. These usually footed bowls -- with or without lids or covers -- held special desserts, fruits, candies or sauces, jellies and other foods. Blown or pressed glass compotes provided a culinary presentation method suitable to 19th-century middle-class households.
- Comet "Speed-O-Matic" Model Airplane Kit, circa 1946 - Model airplanes have been a popular hobby since the 1920s. Early modelers built from scratch, but entrepreneurs soon saw the business possibilities in making and selling model kits. Balsa wood was a favorite building material due to its strength, light weight, and the ease with which it could be shaped.
- circa 1946
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Comet "Speed-O-Matic" Model Airplane Kit, circa 1946
Model airplanes have been a popular hobby since the 1920s. Early modelers built from scratch, but entrepreneurs soon saw the business possibilities in making and selling model kits. Balsa wood was a favorite building material due to its strength, light weight, and the ease with which it could be shaped.