The Mundaneum: a turn-of-the-century Google and Wikipedia.
http://www.retronaut.co/2011/12/the-mundaneum-1910/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HowToBeARetronaut+%28How+to+be+a+Retronaut%29
Babbage needs one of these! Maybe I’ll make it my next build project. I can see a lot of usefulness in a place where people can file, key, and lookup steamland-related notecards, landmarks, and links.
*suddenly feels nostalgic for library card catalogs*
Nice. I think it would make a great project.
Also the website this is on is a very good link for old photos too.
Found this: http://www.retronaut.co/2010/11/a-room-to-let-in-old-aldgate/ which could be great inspiration for some builders.