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Pears Soap Flying Machine (1906)
Monday, July 2, 2007 at 11:38AM 
This fanciful flying machine was used to sell Pears' Soap in the July, 1906 issue of the Atlantic Monthly Advertiser. This image can be found in the Smithsonian Institution Images Catalog.
See also:
Futuristic Air Travel (circa 1900)
Aerial Navigation Will Never Be Popular (1906)
Paleo-Future Wallpaper
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