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One Dog-Power Engine

Excerpt from the June 1934 issue of Modern Mechanix magazine featuring a “dog-powered engine”
Excerpt from the June 1934 issue of Modern Mechanix magazine featuring a “dog-powered engine”
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Dog-powered machines didn’t necessarily go away by the 20th century. In fact, they were still pictured as a fun contrivance, as long as they were used for recreational activities where the dog could plausibly be having some fun, like in this idea from the June 1934 issue of Modern Mechanix magazine.