He remembered a car Hiss had once ownedan old jalopy with a hand-operated windshield wiper.
Shaped like a large camera, the all-purpose, hand-operated device emits a laser-like beam of electrons.
By the 1930s, compressed air was brought below, but an inefficient hand-operated valve system, among other shortcomings, meant short and shallow dives.
Chicago council to approve $500 million Wrigley Field upgrades By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago City Council is expected to approve on Wednesday a $500 million proposed renovation of Wrigley Field, the historic home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. The 99-year-old ballpark, famous for its ivy-covered outfield walls and hand-operated scoreboard, is a key tourist attraction and has been declared a city landmark, so major plans like a jumbo ...
July 24, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News