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Vintage Gizmos and Forgotten Tools
A crossword exploring classic obsolete tools and gadgets that shaped everyday life before modern innovations.
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Across
  • 1. Tactile writing system for the visually impaired
  • 2. Mechanical device for printing letters on paper
  • 4. Old-style gun ignited by sparks from flint
  • 6. Time-measuring device using sand flow
  • 10. Relating to devices powered by compressed air
  • 14. Obsolete mechanical device for tracking dates
  • 15. Early videocassette format lost to VHS
Down
  • 3. Feather pen used before ballpoint pens
  • 5. Tool used to twist fibers into thread
  • 7. Portable light source using oil or candle
  • 8. Tool to trim candle wicks for steadier light
  • 9. Device sending coded messages through wires
  • 11. Old-fashioned telephone with circular dial
  • 12. Early device to play recorded sound on discs
  • 13. Ancient calculating tool with beads on rods
  • 16. Typewriter-like device sending typed messages
  • 17. Slow internet connection using telephone lines

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