This week, philiptam (http://twitter.com/philiptam) from All beer Inside – The podcast joins us to talk about Products that people used to use in the past.

We are drinking Les vins Harmonies https://www.francoischartier.ca/les-vins-harmonies/le-grand-touski/ and gave it a 4.25/5 . Even Phil gave it a 4/5 and he does NOT like wine. Honestly Isa says it’s just water.

Follow us along while you are listening because the photos are pretty amazing. http://www.emlii.com/4a8074d0/42-Weird-And-Hilarious-Products-That-People-Actually-Used-In-The-Past (photos on allwineaside.com)

-“beauty micrometer” let users know where makeup needed to be applied, 1937
-The Dimple Maker, 1936
-An icemask which promised to beat hangovers, 1947
-This shower hood was used to protect hair from getting wet, 1970
-The Isolater which helped writers focus by blocking out all sights and sounds, 1925
-A vibrating rubber finger that massaged your gums
-The Pack Smoker, 1955
-The Egg Cuber for turning regular eggs into square eggs
-Clamps that helped to teach your kid to walk
-A box that blasted your head with ultraviolet rays in hopes of curing diseases
-The Dog Squeezer (a restraint), 1940
-Bikes for your feet
– toilet mask that bleached skin to remove
-The Poker Face Mask
-The Cone Face which protected makeup from the elements
-The Baby Dangler
-Revolver that took a photo every time it was fired
-The People Scooper – an attachment for your car
-Tiny umbrella for smoking on a rain day
-TV glasses decades before Google Glass, 1960s
-Pipe for two, 1949
-Pain free paddle, 1950
– terrifying swim mask from the 1920s
-The family bicycle equipped with a sewing machine for mom
-A pram to protect babies from a toxic gas attack

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