1970s
Kotex Kotique
"Kotique?"
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 19, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Hygiene, 1970s, Women
Munch Meter
An invention that measures how much a cow has eaten by recording the motion of its head while it eats.
Hartford Courant - Sep 14, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 18, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Farming, Inventions, 1970s
Maniac Electronic Game
The German presentation makes the game even better!
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 18, 2018 -
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Category: Games, Technology, 1970s
The Female Bunch
"Turning women's lib into a menacing reality."
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 14, 2018 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, 1970s, Women
Aeroflot Advertisement
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 07, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Air Travel and Airlines, 1970s
Doral Telephone of Tomorrow
In 1974, Doral cigarettes ran a promotion featuring a telephone of tomorrow. "A $125 Value... It's Yours For Only $69.95."I'm not sure how it was supposed to sell cigarettes, but I was curious if any of these tomorrow telephones were still around. Found one on eBay. Bidding is currently at $2.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 03, 2018 -
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Category: Telephones, 1970s
The Dieter’s Conscience
Carol Kiebala invented a dieting gadget that would verbally chastise you whenever you opened the refrigerator door.I guess that would encourage you to eat more potato chips, and other non-perishable snacks.
The Arlington Daily Herald - Sep 22, 1977
Fort Lauderdale News - Nov 6, 1977
Tallahassee Democrat - Sep 21, 1977
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 29, 2018 -
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Category: Inventions, 1970s, Dieting and Weight Loss
Vasectomy Ties
Vasectomy ties, however, can be abused. Unscrupulous men—who have not had vasectomies—are reputed to have lured unsuspecting girls into bed by sporting the ties. The success of these men can depend upon the design they wear.
A sober tie has greater credibility than one which bears the abbreviation I.O.F.B. ("I only fire blanks").
Chicago Tribune - Jan 13, 1974
Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 27, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Birth Control , 1970s
Thomas Labott, sand-eater
Des Moines Tribune - Feb 1, 1973
And Brea is a modern-day sand lover.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 25, 2018 -
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Category: Food, 1970s
Unfair Falsies
From June 1970:
Baltimore Evening Sun - Jun 19, 1970
See Valerie Peat in competition:
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 21, 2018 -
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Category: Sports, 1970s
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