August 15, 2006

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X-RAY SPECS (Feb, 1965)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1965
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An Hilarious Optical Illusion
Scientific optical principle really works. Imagine—you put on the “X-Ray” Specs and hold your hand in front of you. You seem to be able to look right through the flesh and see the bones underneath. Look at your friend. Is that really his body you “see” under his clothes? Loads of laughs and fun at parties. Send only $1 plus 25c shipping charges. Money Back Guarantee. HONOR HOUSE PRODUCTS CORP., Lynbrook, N.Y. Dept. 97XR02

8 Comments »

1. These things never worked, and besides they made you look goofy.

   Comment by Cool guy — August 16, 2006 @ 6:30 pm

2. [...] Ancient Ads By ragmanx This is an old advertisement.  Most folks who visit this site will have seen this before.  But for reasons of nostalgia, I felt the need to post it anyway once I saw it at Modern Mechanix. [...]

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3. Thanks host for all the nostalgic entries, I enjoy reading them.
   Anything on Burma-shave signs?

   Comment by Cool guy — August 17, 2006 @ 11:47 pm

4. I don’t think I have anything on Burma Shave but I’ll take a look.

   Comment by Charlie — August 18, 2006 @ 7:43 am

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   Pingback by blog.deobald.org » Blog Archive » Röntgen-Brille — August 18, 2006 @ 7:49 am

6. the joke is that people around you (especially girls, hee hee!) thought it really worked thus the fun… if they disbelieved you, you could show them the ad… ah ha! hours of fun, well worth every penny.

   Comment by Jeffery Wright — October 24, 2007 @ 11:01 am

7. [...] course, with your X-Ray Specs, you could see right through all this goofy advertising, but instead — much more fun — [...]

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8. Is it too late to get my dollar back?

   Comment by Ajax — November 1, 2009 @ 2:12 am

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