June 30, 2009

WHAT YOU WILL WEAR TOMORROW (Oct, 1958)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1958
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WHAT YOU WILL WEAR TOMORROW
By Lester David

MEN’S fashions, long noted for their sepulchral hues and funeral cut, are currently erupting in a major revolution of styles, colors and surprises. Gone are the days of the petrified collar and suits of “cast iron tweed.” New fabrics, new fashions and new fads are the order of the day. Where will it all end?

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March 31, 2009

Would You Have Beauty? (Aug, 1930)

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Source: Physical Culture ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1930
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Would You Have Beauty?

By Bernarr Macfadden

BEAUTY is supposed to be an invaluable possession.

Many girls, when they realize that they are beautiful, become slaves to the conventional methods of enhancing their charms.

They may have a complexion that is tinted with nature’s most enticing appeal; they may have lips that remind you of ripe cherries; their eyes may sparkle with the feminine lure that few men can resist.

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March 10, 2009

Exploring the Science of Shaving (Feb, 1957)

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Source: Science And Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1957
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Exploring the Science of Shaving

WHAT could science possibly know about your beard that you don’t already know? Surely, your knowledge of how to shave that beard—gained from long and painful experience—would be more accurate than any theories scientists might have on whisker cutting. Or would it?

The chances are, you might find (as we did) that a little study on the subject of beards, can produce much more comfortable shaves. It also makes a fine topic for conversation with the boys in the back room when the poker game lags.

There is even, for instance, a correct technical name for the science of shaving. They call it pogonotomy, whether it’s done by carving whiskers off with lather and a blade razor, or chopping them off dry with an electric razor. We’ll discuss both methods, starting with the lather-and-slice routine.

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March 1, 2009

How to Obtain A Better Looking Nose (Aug, 1930)

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Source: Physical Culture ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1930
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How to Obtain A Better Looking Nose

Improve Your Personal Appearance

My free book tells you how I guarantee to improve the shape of your nose by remolding the cartilage and fleshy parts, quickly, safely, and painlessly, or refund your money. The very fine, precise adjustments which only my new patented Model 25 Nose Shaper possesses, moke results satisfactory and lasting. Worn night or day. Over 100,000 users. Send for free book to

M. TRILETY, Pioneer Noscshaping Specialist,
Dept. 200, Binghamton, V. T.

There’s an ART in USING PERFUME (Aug, 1930)

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Source: Physical Culture ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1930
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There’s an ART in USING PERFUME

The Final Touch of Charm —Jane Learns the Secret of Feminine Glamour, Internal and External Cleanliness Exercises for Functional Activity

By Lucy Ellen Cummings

DEAR HELEN: Thrilled is too mild a word to express my amazement when I heard of your engagement to Kenneth.

Of course I will be your maid of honor. My dear, I am terribly flattered at such an invitation. Who is going to be best man?

Can I bring up anything from New York by way of helping things along? It is all so sudden that I am sure you must be in a dreadful flurry.

Just wire me if I can do anything at all to help. I am sorry I must miss all the parties. I suppose you will be showered with them. But depend upon my being there the night of rehearsal.

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February 22, 2009

The HIGH COST of HIGH HEELS (Aug, 1930)

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Source: Physical Culture ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1930
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The HIGH COST of HIGH HEELS

By John Hayden

Who Started Them? Why Women Wear Them— What They Do to You

OUT for a walk yesterday morning I encountered a pretty-girl— which is just what should happen when one takes a morning walk and desires to start the day as pleasantly as possible. At the moment when I first saw her she was standing on one of the paths of Central Park throwing bread crumbs to a flock of pigeons that were almost as pretty as she.

She made a delightful picture there in the spring sunshine. Her fresh face was its own color instead of being violently rouged; her red lips, free from artificial aids and shades of carmine, looked anything but kiss-proof; her eyes were clear with the brightness of youth and health; her figure was lithe, slender, and strong; and she had—I mention this because it is vital to what follows—a pair of shapely legs that would have fitted any hosiery advertisement.

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February 17, 2009

Maybe You Just Have To Get Used To It (Feb, 1940)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1940
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This attitude had passed by the sixties: Men Do Make Passes at Girls Who Wear Glasses

Maybe You Just Have To Get Used To It
NO, THE ladies aren’t going to a masquerade. They are just demonstrating what the glasses of tomorrow may look like. New York fashion experts claim that glasses can be a beauty and fashion aid if properly accented with clothes, hats, coiffure and make-up. We’re a mechanix magazine and not supposed to know much about these things, but if the girl of tomorrow is going to wear these goggles, we are all for the girl of today.

February 12, 2009

Beauty Takes a Beating (Feb, 1940)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1940
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Beauty Takes a Beating

WHAT women will do to make themselves more beautiful is strikingly illustrated by the pictures on this page. The devices which today’s beauty experts have cooked up to improve on nature look like weird contraptions out of an Edgar Allan Poe horror tale.

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February 9, 2009

And Now It’s Zippers on Hats (May, 1932)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1932
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And Now It’s Zippers on Hats
THE newest wrinkle in ladies’ headwear is a zipper attachment which is utilized for both ornamentation and head comfort. Patches of hair may now be seen through milady’s hat when the wearer zips it open for comfort during warmer weather. Its creator, A. Kaner, predicts wide use of the new mode.

Skiing Like Flying With Bat-Like Cape (Feb, 1940)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1940
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Skiing Like Flying With Bat-Like Cape
LOOKING more like a bat than a man, this skier is demonstrating the sail-cape. It serves alternately as a sail and as a brake, and in the former capacity is said to give the user the same sensation as a flight through space. To protect the skier from windburn, a hood envelops his entire head, leaving free only the mouth and nose.

January 13, 2009

Fish-Net Shirt (Nov, 1949)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Nov, 1949
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Fish-Net Shirt is a satisfactory substitute for the Eskimo caribou garments in the Arctic. It allows body perspiration to evaporate and form a vapor barrier, thus conserving all possible natural heat needed in frigid climates. First used in the Canadian Arctic by Operation Musk-Ox, this hole-some shirt is now worn under army winter underwear.

January 12, 2009

Cut Hair with Your Electric Shaver (Feb, 1957)

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Source: Science And Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1957
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Cut Hair with Your Electric Shaver

With the Electric Shaver Haircutting Guide anyone owning a Remington, Schick or Norelco shaver can give a good haircut. Made of metal, the wire guide has an overall length of eight inches and a width of three inches.

In use, the shaver is inserted in the adaptor which holds it in position and the entire unit is placed against the head. One hand holds the guide while the other hand moves the shaver up and down as illustrated. Included in the $2.98 guide price are complete instructions. If you do not have a shaver, a $30.50 price includes your choice of Remington Deluxe or Schick, while a $25.95 price brings a Norelco with the guide.

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