Our Own Devices

@ourowndevices1CAhost: Gilles MessierAnalyzed

HistoryEngineeringvintage technologyhistoryengineeringmechanical devicesgadgets
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Audience and activity

Subscribers134K
Views per video18.8Kmedian of the last 30
Views per subscriber0.14how many actually watch
Comments per video116median
Uploads per month2.8
Last upload23d ago2026-09-15
Total views12M
Total videos277
Long-form / Shorts55% / 5%

Counts come from the YouTube Data API and are refreshed regularly; medians are computed from the channel's last 30 videos.

What Our Own Devices makes

Topics vintage technology, history, engineering, mechanical devices, gadgets

Ever wonder how a rotary telephone works, how sailors and pilots navigated by the stars, or how mechanical calculators perform complex math using only gears? Then you've come to the right place! Our Own Devices is a channel dedicated to the fascinating world of vintage technology, and the many elegant and ingenious ways our ancestors solved even the most complex technical problems. Questions or comments? Have a fascinating device you'd like covered on the channel? Please contact me at [email hidden] Want more fascinating history? I am a regular staff writer for Today I Found Out and many of its sister channels: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut

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Recent videos

TitlePublishedViewsLength
Reflex Gunsights Part IV: Small Arms Sights 1970-Present2026-09-1524.4K18 min
SHORT: Presto Fire Extinguisher2026-09-1137.9K4 min
Ciné-Kodak Eight Model 20: Kodak Goes 8mm2026-09-0518.8K11 min
Mystery Object #11 ANSWER2026-09-0316.6K2 min
Mystery Object #11Short2026-09-0210.2K0 min
GM.38: the Iconic Wehrmacht Gas Mask2026-08-2835.3K13 min
SHORT: Kodak Amateur Flashlight Outfit2026-08-2620.2K4 min
Farador: More Quackery Than a Duck Pond2026-08-2217.9K10 min
SHORT: the Prehistory of Hard Hats2026-08-1813.2K6 min
A-4 Gun Bomb Rocket Sight: The Sabre's Edge2026-07-1713.7K14 min

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