iPad, 1922-style

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The Fiske Reading Machine in the hand of its inventor, Rear Admiral Bradley Fiske. Image from Shorpy via Glaserei

Reading Machine

 

Miami News, March 30, 1926

I can just imagine what a person would look like using this on the subway…

The Old Wolf has spoken.

2 responses to “iPad, 1922-style”

  2. Notice how well it caught on… Manipulating the magnifying lens back and both with both hands, and squinting through a tiny lens one or two words at a time.

    Just hitting the “Page Down” while reading on a computer is bad enough – that would be instantly maddening.

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