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![Installed in the year 1410, the giant outdoor clock in downtown Prague has been ticking for over 6 centuries and is the world’s oldest astronomical clock still in operation [642x960 - 165KB]](https://poal.co/static/images/fgY2sZ.jpg){kind=link}
![This was an interesting chassis. [4032x3024 - 1.17MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/c48b8aa6b3a2e2c4.jpg){kind=link}
![When they cared what it was going to be used in. [4032x3024 - 1.29MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/d9f8969633754d2b.jpg){kind=link}
![Magic Eyes [3288x1516 - 488KB]](https://poal.co/static/images/eHpZvV.jpg){kind=link}
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![Under steam [4032x3024 - 1.41MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/a7a383062c4d4730.jpg){kind=link}
![Picked up this small, old soldering iron at the Cleveland Hamfest today. [1280x489 - 121KB]](https://poal.co/static/images/3904464da9ad850c.jpg){kind=link}
![Just a trailer full of hit n miss engines. [4032x3024 - 4.84MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/xbbbPD.jpg){kind=link}
![The AC Voltmeter I keep in the main room. [4032x3024 - 1.91MB]](https://poal.co/static/images/GcRMSu.jpg){kind=link}