CREAM-MAKER Among Newest Home Aids (Jun, 1935)
Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1935
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CREAM-MAKER Among Newest Home Aids
BOTTLE-HOLDER now on market enables baby to feed himself without danger of dropping the bottle. Made of aluminum, the broad circular base makes the unit secure even on uneven surfaces such as pillows. The bottle is held in a pivoted sleeve which may be tipped to almost any angle which may be needed.
MOP-HANDLE which has a flexible joint can be bent around corners, to penetrate nooks and corners otherwise hard to reach. The mop may be set at any desired angle
PERFUME UNIT (right) for any vacuum cleaner sprays fragrant perfume to conceal dusty odors when cleaning. Bottle containing desired odor is inserted in special socket built into bottom of appliance. Valve on bottle controls amount used. In photo, hand is on valve of the bottle.CREAM-MAKER converts mixture of butter and milk into real cream by emulsifying butter fat, mixing it thoroughly with the milk. Ingredients are placed in the aluminum bowl, and the lever worked up and down like a pump handle. Cream is forced out of spout at bottom of unit.
That baby bottle gadget freaks me out. Let the baby gain it’s nourishment all by itself, without any human contact whatsoever. Sounds like a production-line farming method of raising a child. The trend in those days was away from nursing, and towards formulas. I don’t think anyone who actually knew what it really is to nurse a baby, and what good it does in all aspects, could ever consider such a horrid device.
Comment by Caya — June 30, 2007 @ 11:37 am
yup. these kinda things freak me out too. we also have a device that rocks the cradle for you, which i find equally scary
Comment by jinxdefenestrated — June 30, 2007 @ 11:48 am
I have a feeling that bottle was invented by the same guy who made the cream machine - neither are going to work very well, and in fact that cream machine *can’t* work.
I especially like the look on the woman’s face - she looks zombified!
Comment by Blurgle — July 1, 2007 @ 2:13 am
Of course, the big thinking back in the 1930s (from what I understand) was that formulas had to be better for the baby, because the ingenuity of man could obviously provide a better product than crude and unrefined nature.
Comment by glindsey — July 2, 2007 @ 12:01 pm
All of those pictures are kind of scary. mostly girl on top right
Comment by Rigo — November 24, 2007 @ 1:24 pm