A series of postcards from German chocolate company Hildebrands gives us a glimpse into their thoughts on life at the turn of the millennium, a far more whimsical (and corseted) vision of what was to be.
A Quick Stroll on the Water
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The Moving Pavement
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House-Moving by Train
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Televised Outside Broadcasting
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Personal Flying Machines
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Combined Ship and Railway Locomotive
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Weather Control Machine
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Undersea Tourist Boats
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Roofed Cities
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Personal Airships
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Police X-Ray Surveillance Machine
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Summer Holidays at the North Pole
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Source: paleofuture