Rubber Beauty Mask

"the best time to slip it on is when nobody is looking, as its beauty is of the kind that frightens the neighbor's children."

Popular Science Monthly - Feb 1922

source: Wellcome Collection

A reference to rubber beauty masks in verse, from the poet Berton Braley:

Owensboro Messenger - Aug 26, 1916

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 13, 2023
Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues | Costumes and Masks | 1920s

Comments

Looks great for Halloween. I can't imagine that a place named "British Institute for Science" could ever err; besides, the thing is "medicated." However, it seems odd that wrinkles show thru an anti-wrinkle mask.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 04/13/23 at 10:36 AM

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