[Spridgets] Old Life Magazines & LBC's

[Tim Collins]

Lin,
I use the "advanced search" option to enter the keywords and to 
select the date range (no sense searching for Spridgets in the 
1930"s). Then I can narrow my search to certain magazines or books, 
but I usually choose not to do that - I want to see them all. When 
the results comes back most will say that the reference only provides 
a "snippet" but others  like LIFE and Popular Mechanics/Science 
usually give the whole article. For those that only provide a 
"snippet" you may be able to get the whole article from your local 
library or through Inter Library Loan services. Try a college or 
university library if available if your local neighborhood library is 
small. I'm not sure if Hot Rod magazines are included in the 
database. You will find odd sources of info. I was surprised to find 
Spridget info in "Kiplingers" You can kill alot of time looking at 
the articles! I like the advertisement from LIFE, June 6, 1961, that 
describes a Sprite as; "It's a frisky, audacious little rascal that 
roars like a lion and pivots like a cat!" This must be where the 
connection to cats on this list comes from. LOL

At 10:07 AM 1/23/2010, Linda Grunthaner wrote:
>Tim how do you search for articles in magazines? I tried to do a 
>search on that site for hot rod magazine and other car magazines but 
>only got books : (
>Lin

Tim Collins
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