The forum has been a bit spotty lately, so I thought I would try injecting a little fun quiz to keep our brains ticking.
Can you identify what the picture is of? Can you identify all the components?
I wouldn't go nuts with Google searches just yet. Clue number one is that it was made before the Internet existed, so Google may not work.
You can treat it more like the game 20 questions. I will answer one or more questions per day, from any speculation that appears in the comments below, until the answer reveals itself.
If you recognize it right away, please indicate how you came by this info.