Forgotten Industries

An archive and lab journal exploring what happens to the things we leave behind: old machines, abandoned projects, and the parts of ourselves we once thought lost.

Archive

• Archive index
• Inventory
• Social posts
• Field log template
• About
• Contact

Canonical Data

• src/projects.yml
• src/inventory.yml
• src/field-logs.yml
• src/social-posts.yml
• src/types.ts
• dist/forgotten-industries.json
• dist/index.ts

Projects

• CaseLabs Mercury S8 + Pedestal Restoration, revived 2026
• Garage Archaeology
• Lab Journal

Field Logs

• FI-LOG-001: Rebuilding and Archiving a CaseLabs Mercury S8 + Pedestal 2014 Time Capsule
• FI-METHOD-001: Photograph Before Cleaning

Method

• Photograph before cleaning.
• Identify panel by panel.
• Mark unknown parts temporarily with removable labels.
• Write logs as observations, not just progress updates.

Meta

• Source of truth: forgotten-industries.yaml, then the canonical files in src/.
• Build command: npm run build
• Signature: Forgotten Industries // Field Log // YYYY.MM.DD