“Don’t Let Daddy Lick Me Again!” – Odd Moment in Advertising for Fletcher’s Castoria From 1939
This post was originally published on this siteFor you Gen Y-ers, “Lick” used to mean “beat the shit out of”—which is appropriate, because this is […]
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These Strange Cricketeer Suit Ads Are From the 1970s!
This post was originally published on this siteCricketeer was a suits brand from the 1970s that stayed around until at least the mid-80s. You can […]
12 Strange Vintage Baby Car Seat Ads From the Mid-20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteCar seat technology has come a long way since the mid-20th century. For instance, we don’t use steel […]
16 Bizarre Inventions From the Victorian Era
This post was originally published on this siteIf you think that organs and bones crushing corsets were the most bizarre creation of the Victorian era, […]
Sexy Legs Contest, ca. 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteApparently in the 1930s, pageants requiring the contestants to cover their faces was quite commonplace, whether for the […]
How to Use “Oral Penetration” to Get More Pay!
This post was originally published on this siteGentlemen, read the fascinating details in the privacy of your home. Then decide if you’d like to start […]
Miracle Mike: The Story of the Chicken That Lived for 18 Months Without a Head
This post was originally published on this siteMike the Headless Chicken (April 20, 1945 – March 17, 1947), also known as Miracle Mike, was a […]
At 41, a Danish Woman Became a Man
This post was originally published on this siteA railway charwoman disappeared and a man who did not officially exist came in her place. Denmark has […]
35 Vintage Cosplay Photographs Reveal How Awesome We Used to Be in the 1970s
This post was originally published on this siteScience fiction and fantasy cosplay has changed a lot in the last 40 years. Back in the late […]
Third Eye Sees All!
This post was originally published on this siteWear your very own blinking third eye! Startling! Sensational! All eyes will be on all your eyes… and […]
Strange Photography by Werner Rohde
This post was originally published on this siteWerner Rohde (German, 1906–1990) took up photography in 1927 as an art student at the Kunstgewerbeschule at Burg […]
30 Disturbing Vintage Ads With Creepy Kids and Products That May Just Make You Cringe
This post was originally published on this siteScary, demented children and the unbelievably bad products aimed at them. What were these advertisers thinking by putting […]
“I’m not a bad girl! You’re a bad mommy!” – 17 Strange Vintage Laxative Adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria From the 1940s
This post was originally published on this siteThese adverts for Fletcher’s Castoria date from 1939-1941 and feature a lot of finger pointing, angry parents, threats […]
1960’s Chevy Infant Storage Solution
This post was originally published on this site“Oh no,” you say to yourself, “I have accommodated all that I needed to fit into my wonderful […]
When Kids Played With Alligators in Los Angeles in the Early 20th Century
This post was originally published on this siteOriginally located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Joseph ‘Alligator Joe’ Campbell’s Alligator Farm was relocated to tourist hotspot Lincoln […]
X-Rated Disco: Get Up to Barbara Markay’s Disco Album Covers
This post was originally published on this siteBorn and raised on Long Island, New York, Barbara Markay was something of a classical music prodigy, starting […]
A Gallery of 50 Bizarre Initiation Devices From the DeMoulin Museum
This post was originally published on this siteSpanking machines, fake goats, and more devices of humiliation are on display in this museum of fraternal initiation […]
Horse Exercise at Home: Vintage Vigor’s Horse-Action Saddle Ads From the Late 19th Century
This post was originally published on this siteVigor’s Horse-Action Saddle, a home exercise machine, appeared on the market in the 1890s. The machine’s concertina-like casing […]
Female Hysteria: When Victorian Doctors Used to Finger Their Patients
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Victorian Era – specifically 1837 to 1901 – doctors treated woman by genital stimulation to induce […]
Lifting and Spanking Machine, ca. 1908
This post was originally published on this siteMuch like the vibrators from the Victoria era, there were some pretty kinky-ass devices officially marketed under slightly […]
These Found Photos of a Gay Wedding in Philadelphia From 1957 Offer a Mystery, Some History, and a Tribute to Heroes
This post was originally published on this siteDecades before gay marriage became legal anywhere in the US, same-sex couples were committing themselves to each other […]
The Very First McDonald’s TV Commercial (1963), And It’s Totally Creepy!
This post was originally published on this siteIf you’re looking for a way to scare your kids straight into eating healthy, this original McDonalds commercial […]
40 Vintage Advertisements Preyed on Women’s Need for Marital Security in Order to Sell Stuff
This post was originally published on this siteWhen people say sex sells, most of the time what they really mean is that sexy women sell. […]
“Golimar” – This Indian Version of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” Is Definitely Not What You Expected
This post was originally published on this site“Golimar” (or otherwise known as “Indian Thriller”) originated from a 1985 Telugu action film Donga (Burglar in English) […]
The Otter: The 1950s Amphibious Caravan That Time Forgot!
This post was originally published on this siteEver wanted to combine your love of caravanning with life on the ocean – well, river – waves? […]