June 9, 2006

Inflated Plastic Suit Shields Worker in Atomic Laboratory (Sep, 1954)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1954
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Inflated Plastic Suit Shields Worker in Atomic Laboratory

Radioactive dust doesn’t bother a worker at the General Electric plutonium plant in Richland, Wash., who walks around in a plastic balloon. The suit provides a protective barrier against radiation in “hot” areas, permitting checking for contamination, cleanup and maintenance work. A flexible plastic tunnel at the rear of the suit connects to a port in the wall, provides air and serves as an entrance and exit passage. An air mask is worn ready for use in case the suit develops a leak. The suit and tunnel remain inflated because air inside the contaminated room is at a lower pressure than air on the outside. Any flow of air is into the contaminated area rather than out.

June 5, 2006

Calling all Men… STRIP-TEASE NECKTIE THAT GLOWS IN THE DARK (Feb, 1948)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1948
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Calling all Men…
STRIP-TEASE NECKTIE THAT GLOWS IN THE DARK

“SHE LOSES HER CLOTHES AS SHE GLOWS IN THE DARK”

Astounding: new STRIPTEASE NECKTIE Is the latest rage from coast to coast! Spectacular new novelty tie creation for men who demand the distinctive and unusual! Brings gasps of. sheer wonder. thrilling admiration the first time you wear it! By day, smart, handsome tie that is unrivalled for sheer beauty and extravagant good looks, by night a. glorious goddess of light revealed for all to see! She loses her clothes as she glows in the dark! A glorious, gleaming blonde beauty revealed in daring pose In the briefest of costumes, mysterious and magnificent! Write today and if you don’t agree this outstanding new necktie sensation is the mast exciting tie you’ve ever seen—it costs you absolutely nothing.

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June 1, 2006

WHO’D BELIEVE I WAS SKINNY AND LONELY A FEW WEEKS AGO (Aug, 1935)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1935
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WHO’D BELIEVE I WAS SKINNY AND LONELY A FEW WEEKS AGO

Thousands Are Quickly Gaining 5 to 15 Lbs. This New Easy Way

DON’T think you’re “born” to be skinny and friendless. Thousands with this new, easy treatment have gained husky pounds, new good looks — in just a few weeks!
Doctors for years have prescribed yeast for health. But this new yeast tablet discovery gives double results — health, and solid, new flesh — and far quicker.

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May 29, 2006

New Goggles of polaroid are now (Dec, 1944)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Dec, 1944
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New Goggles of polaroid are now
being issued to Army Air Forces personnel. Like a large windshield, the single lens of shatterproof plastic provides unobstructed vision and protects against frostbite and flash fires.

May 20, 2006

Milk Spray Aids Sun Tan (May, 1938)

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Issue: May, 1938
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Milk Spray Aids Sun Tan
Bathers at Willow Lake, near Glendale, Calif., have adopted mass-production methods to speed up the process of acquiring coveted coats of sun tan. They employ a motor-driven atomizer to apply a newly developed milk spray, which is said to protect the skin from unaccustomed exposure to the sun’s rays and to help prevent burning- and peeling.

May 18, 2006

UNRULY HAIR Stays Neatly Combed (May, 1938)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1938
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This shows how much hair styles have changed in the last 60 odd years. The “unruly hair” looks just like a modern haircut whereas the Glostora saturated model looks like he should be the evil rival in a Harry Potter movie.

UNRULY HAIR Stays Neatly Combed
Even Stubborn Hair Will Stay In Place
Costs But A Few Cents To Use — a bottle lasts for months

IS YOUR HAIR difficult to keep in place? Does it lack natural gloss and lustre? It is very easy to give it that rich, glossy and orderly appearance so essential to well-groomed boys.

Just rub a little Glostora through your hair once or twice a week — or after shampooing, and your hair will then stay, each day, just as you comb it.
Glostora gives hair that natural, rich, well-groomed effect, instead of leaving it stiff and artificial looking as waxy pastes and creams do.

Try it! A large bottle of Glostora costs but a trifle at any drug store.

Glostora

May 16, 2006

Handle Opens One-Piece Razor (Jan, 1935)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1935
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Handle Opens One-Piece Razor
HAILED as distinctly revolutionary in design, a new one-piece safety razor has been placed on the market.
Compactly built, the razor has no separate parts and is said to be extremely simple in operation. A twist of the handle opens the cap of the razor to receive the blade. Another twist closes the blade receptacle, preparatory to shaving. The appearance of the razor is enhanced by a plating of gold.

May 15, 2006

Delusions About Shaving (Jan, 1933)

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Source: Science And Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1933
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Delusions About Shaving

By J. G. Pratt

The author of this article has gained an international reputation for his remarkable work in high-powered microscopic photography, as Scientific Photographer for the Bureau of Entomology, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. This article was prepared by special arrangement with the editors of this publication.

AMONG countless thousands of men who shave every morning before breakfast, probably few phases of the process equal in importance the factor of one’s own imagination.

In the following paragraphs it is not my intention to criticise any one’s personal habits, but merely to present a few scientific facts to help the man who does his own shaving, and perhaps guide him in the purchase of new razor accessories.

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May 8, 2006

Hardware Chic (Sep, 1935)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Sep, 1935
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Hardware Dealer Fashions Feminine Hats from Merchandise

SOUP strainers, window screening, metal scouring pads and even fishing plugs were fashioned into hats by an ingenious hardware merchant in dressing up his windows for a special sale.

A tray from a weighing scale furnished the foundation for a “Military” bonnet which included such accessories as a metal scouring cloth chin strap and a cocktail strainer pom. He fashioned the brim for an “Afternoon” hat from a strip of window screen, used a soup strainer for the crown and fishing plugs and a scouring pad for the feminine frills. An upended paint brush was used to produce the final touch in chic styling.

May 1, 2006

Correct Your Nose! (Oct, 1931)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1931
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Correct Your Nose!

Anita Nose Adjuster shapes flesh and
cartilage —- quickly, safely, painlessly,
while you sleep or work. Lasting results. Gold Medal Winner. 87,000 users. Doctors praise it. Write for FREE BOOKLET.
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April 29, 2006

Eye-Glasses Double for Microscope (Jul, 1936)

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Issue: Jul, 1936
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I don’t really see how this works.

Eye-Glasses Double for Microscope
EYE-GLASSES which can be used instead of a microscope have been invented by C. Dreisseg of Hamburg, Germany. The glasses obtain their microscopic power from specially treated dark paper.

This paper changed the focus of the eye so as to magnify the size of a fixed object. Even minute particles can be distinguished. The dark paper is encased in a leather band which fits snugly around the eyes to exclude all possible light rays. The novel glasses are ideal for student use.

April 28, 2006

Nix on Parties - with my crop of Pimples (Mar, 1936)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1936
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Nix on Parties - with my crop of Pimples
Don’t let Adolescent Pimples kill YOUR dates!
AFTER the beginning of adolescence—from about 13 to 25, or even longer—important glands develop and final growth takes place. This causes disturbances throughout the body. The skin becomes oversensitive. Waste poisons in the blood irritate this sensitive skin, causing pimples.
Fleischmann’s Yeast clears the skin irritants out of your blood. Then pimples disappear! Eat 3 cakes a day, before eals—plain, or in a little water—until your skin clears.
Clears the skin by clearing skin irritants out of the blood

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