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That Old-Time Hucksterism: The Oddest Doohickeys of Industrial-Age Entrepreneurs
- binarymax 10y agoWhere can I get one of those mustache protectors? --EDIT-- https://www.amazon.com/MoGuard-The-MoGuard-Mustache-Guard/dp/B00WANGNWO https://www.amazon.com/MoGuard-The-MoGuard-Mustache-Guard/dp... ...Everything is plastic these days. The silvery one looked much nicer.
- rossmiller 10y agoLooks like there's also a metal one with a sweet carrying case (still not slivery though) --http://a.co/6yuAmGR http://a.co/6yuAmGR
- poppingtonic 10y agoThe funniest thing on that page is the "Frequently bought together" section. A moustache-twirling coffee mug?
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- Malic 10y ago"Laying Down Glasses", heck, I could use a set of those. There might be the revival of a product idea here...
- ThinkingGuy 10y agoI actually had something like this when I was a child. It was a contraption, like a periscope, made of cardboard, that you wore over your eyes (it fit over my glasses) to read while lying down. It worked great. As I recall, I ordered it out of novelty catalog.
- cbr 10y agoThey still sell them: https://amazon.com/Prism-Glasses-Eye-Bed-Spectacles/dp/B000RZNBF4/ https://amazon.com/Prism-Glasses-Eye-Bed-Spectacles/dp/B000R...
- Animats 10y agoDoorstop alarms were not odd. They are still available. From General Electric, at WalMart, no less.[1] [1] https://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-Door-Stop-Alarm/10258356 https://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-Door-Stop-Alarm/10258356
- LordKano 10y agoLittle guns are still a thing. They go boom, just like their bigger counterparts.
- mrlyc 10y agoMy favourite ones from my own family history were the plugs to put into wall sockets to stop the electricity leaking out.