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		georgeecollins 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Long live American Science and Surplus I ordered motors and pumps from that catalog as a kid. Can you imagine I used to love going through the stuff they had on a paper catalog!

throwaway20222 4 months ago [–]

In person you could also see their supplies of sodium and potassium in sealed glass containers. I always wanted to get my hands on those.

Like you said, so many motors and switches; likely a big part of the reason I do what I do for a living today.

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