Midget Hot-Water Bottle Soothes Toothaches (Oct, 1939)
Midget Hot-Water Bottle Soothes Toothaches
A doll-size hot-water bottle now on the market is said to be a handy medicine-cabinet accessory for use in the treatment of toothaches and similar ailments. Fitted with a leakproof rubber stopper, the bottle has a neck large enough to admit crushed ice, so that it may also be used as an ice pack.
I am surprised they didn’t put a strap around his head to hold it in place.
This doesn’t explain why he needs a cone around his neck. Are they afraid he’s going to try to scratch the toothache?
What about the necktie?
Maybe he was the model for the flying nun?
The towel is to prevent him getting wet, although the Midget Hot-Water Bottle was invented in 1939, the Midget Hot-Water Bottle Plug became available late 1947.
He’s a hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is!
That will stay warm for about three minutes.
I would love to see a “midget” tag. Why were people in the 30s so fascinated by small things and why did they always insist on calling them “midget” small things? I don’t know why I find these midget articles so amusing but I do.
Compwalla » That’s a good idea, I’m going to be doing a big tagging overhaul in the next month and I’ll be sure to add it.
I can’t see these things staying very hot (or cold) for that long. Maybe stays hot for 5-10 minutes? Doesn’t seem quite long enough to me.