From the April, 1935 issue of Everyday Science and Mechanics.
Via Retrtonaut. Thanks to Ed Klopek for the link.
Book reader of the future – circa 1935
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Wow! This even predates the Bush article from 1945!
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/3881/
My grandfather had one of these!
Not back in the 30’s though, it was actually the 90’s.
He had cataracts and needed a reading projector to read newspapers.
It looked just like this.
The 1930s (the Great Depression) were a time of great ingenuity. Hardship requires adaptation.
My father grew up in the 30s. People from that era waste nothing, and make excellent use of the resources they have. The greatest resource is their own mind.