In the decades before Amazon reviews, people used to buy some crazy things.
This “beauty micrometer” let users know where makeup needed to be applied, 1937
The Dimple Maker, 1936
Hair permer, 1930
An icemask which promised to beat hangovers, 1947
This shower hood was used to protect hair from getting wet, 1970
The Isolater which helped writers focus by blocking out all sights and sounds, 1925
A vibrating rubber finger that massaged your gums
The Pack Smoker, 1955
The Egg Cuber for turning regular eggs into square eggs
The Scalp Molester – a massager made up of 480 articifical fingers
Clamps that helped to teach your kid to walk
The Orgy Shower
A box that blasted your head with ultraviolet rays in hopes of curing diseases
The Dog Squeezer (a restraint), 1940
Bikes for your feet
Motorized roller skates, 1961
A toilet mask that bleached skin to remove “imperfections”
A depressing hair growth hat that supposedly cured baldness
Scrumptious bacon that cooked in a toaster
The Poker Face Mask
A massive automatic hair dryer
The Cone Face which protected makeup from the elements
The Baby Dangler
Revolver that took a photo every time it was fired
The Baby Cage let city kids get fresh air… by hanging out of a window
The People Scooper – an attachment for your car
Tiny umbrella for smoking on a rain day
TV glasses decades before Google Glass, 1960s
Venetian blind sunglasses
Mouse scaring machine that made cat noises
Tanning vending machines, which provided people with a 30 second spray for ten cents, 1930
Pipe for two, 1949
Pain free paddle, 1950
A terrifying swim mask from the 1920s
Inflatable life vests made from old tires
The Turkey Blaster
Portable sauna
Motorized surfboard
The family bicycle equipped with a sewing machine for mom
A pram to protect babies from a toxic gas attack
The single-wheeled motorcycle
The 2 inch television
