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Came across this while browsing my Popular Mechanics how-to encyclopedias. These are from the 1955 edition.



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Cool, I think I have that set too. Lots of great projects in there.

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They are a tough set of books to come across totally complete!
Not expensive, juxtaposed hard to find
 
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Mine look like this.

http://www.amazon.com/Popular-Mechanics-Yourself-Encyclopedia-Volume/dp/B000BD239M/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1361248104&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=1955+Popular+Mechanics+how-to+encyclopedias

Dad bought them new in the 50's and passed them down to me!

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Yep, same set!

Had to order mine online, I believe theres an earlier set that id also like to check out
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