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Golf club construction—and the materials used to build them—remained relatively unchanged for generations. Metal club heads were attached to wooden hickory or ash shafts, creating clubs that demanded precision, patience,...

Faced with a steep post-war drop in aircraft manufacturing, Fort Erie-based Fleet Manufacturing & Aircraft Co. looked for a pivot—and in 1947, they rolled out the Fleet Cabin Car. The...

Before pull-tabs and twist-offs, there was the crown cap—first patented in Baltimore in 1892, named for its resemblance to the Queen’s crown. While the design hasn’t changed much in over...

When Pong was first released in 1972, it was one of the pioneers of modern video gaming. Along with other later game classics like Space Invaders, Tank, and Star Raiders,...

  When Space Invaders was first released in 1978, it was one of the pioneers of modern video gaming. Along with other arcade classics like Pong, Tank and Star Raiders,...

  Back in the 90s when video games were making a major leap to 32- and 64-bit technology, some were quoted as saying the consoles and controllers “did for the gaming industry what...

The roundel is an essential design detail found on every military aircraft around the world. The first country to use a roundel was the French in 1912. By the beginning...

The roundel is an essential design detail found on every military aircraft around the world. The first country to use a roundel was the French in 1912. By the beginning...

The roundel is an essential design detail found on every military aircraft around the world. The first country to use a roundel was the French in 1912. By the beginning...

  Is there anything more quintessentially Canadian than the call of the Common Loon? Melodic, mysterious, and unmistakably wild, this elegant bird is the soundtrack of summer nights at the...

It’s hard to imagine a time when we didn’t carry a smartphone in our pocket. Portable cell technology really exploded in the 2000s, changing the way we communicate, work, and...

Small jukeboxes like this were a common fixture in North American diners during the 50s and 60s. But time and technology have all but erased their existence as the world...

Compact cameras like this first appeared in the 1930s, bringing photography to everyday people in a way that had never been possible before. This particular model—the Brownie Six-20 Target—was produced...

The Brownie No. 2 Folding Camera was introduced in 1915 and remained in production until 1926. Built in large numbers at Kodak’s Toronto factory, cameras like this helped make photography...

We all do it—empty our pockets of change into a dish, a drawer, or maybe a special tin. Over time, these little treasures pile up, each coin carrying a memory....

  Canada’s air force first took to the skies as an independent unit in 1920 and was officially named the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1924. But it wasn’t...

  Avro Canada once stood at the forefront of the nation’s aeronautical innovation. Based in Malton, Ontario, and employing more than 50,000 people after WWII, the company manufactured iconic aircraft...

Our Star Wars Retro Polaroid: Instant Classic art print takes you back to the era when instant cameras were less about image quality and more about pure fun. They captured...

One of John Lennon's more enduring images is that of a peace activist. His 1970s song Imagine stands today as one of the most recognizable peace anthems of all time....