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The Very First Version of Xcelsius?

Timo Elliott
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The Very First Version of Xcelsius?
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An early dashboard from 1939 — in cardboard?!

It turns out that dashboards like Xcelsius have their roots all the way back in 1939 — in cardboard, at least!  (Click on the image to get a bigger version)

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Thanks to Modern Mechanix blog: “Yesterday’s Technology, Today!”

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