Between robots and AI, everyone's trying to predict the future these days. But looking backwards in time provides us with a wealth of useful, practical information. How did our forebears solve problems with little or minimal technology? What did mass-produced physical forms look like, before the advent of CAD, when people had to shape prototypes by hand? With this in mind, here's a look at our favorite vintage and antique designs that we covered this year. Early passive communication...

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