Hal B. Hayes House, Hollywood California, 1953

Hal B Hayes House Hollywood CA 1953 Exterior Glass Wall

Though I’ve lately dedicated this site to cutaway drawings from the golden age of illustration art–1930s to 1960s–certain things come along that are so amazing that they trump my mission.  The Hal B. Hays residence in Hollywood, CA is one such thing. I ran into the Hal B. Hayes residence, which Popular Mechanics described as… Continue reading Hal B. Hayes House, Hollywood California, 1953

Hand Grenade Cutaway Drawing, 1951

Hand Grenade Cutaway Drawing 1951

Despite its fearsome reputation in TV and movies, a hand grenade is a fairly simple and imprecise killing device: a metal container that contains “filler” (as the cutaway says) segmented so that it will split open in predictable chucks. This cutaway shows what a generic 1950s hand grenade looks like, cut in half. The only difference… Continue reading Hand Grenade Cutaway Drawing, 1951

B-24 Liberator Bomber Cutaway Drawing, 1943

B-24 Liberator Bomber Cutaway 1943

Naturally, in the popular press of the time, Consolidated Vultee’s B-24 Liberator bomber would be hailed as a magnificent fighting machine, capable of plowing down any obstacle like cutting through butter. While the B-24 did have its strong points, crew members had a different angle on the craft. Lately, I have been reading Laura Hillenbrand’s… Continue reading B-24 Liberator Bomber Cutaway Drawing, 1943

Colt .45 Automatic Pistol Cutaway, 1951

Colt 45 Automatic Pistol Cutaway Drawing 1951

This  cutaway of the classic Colt .45 Automatic was part of Popular Science’s “Know Your Weapons” series that started up in 1951.  This series was aimed squarely at WWII (and even WWI) veterans who had been intimately familiar with these military firearms only a few years before. Click to Enlarge to 764 x 740 px:… Continue reading Colt .45 Automatic Pistol Cutaway, 1951

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