strange things

of the age

of Extremes

They were made of metal, wood, and ivory. They were usually sold complete with other wardrobe accessories: shoe blades, button hooks and clothes brushes.

It was a pair of stretching tongs for gloves. Ladies' gloves were very tight, so before putting them on, the ladies used special forceps to stretch each finger of the glove, and only after they put it on.

stretching forceps

A cotton swab for the rich or a gift for those who have everything. It was popular from antiquity to the XX century.

Cure-oreille

It was a pasta serving device (Macaroni server). The one that I have made up for you is extremely curious, it was released by Tiffany & Co in 1962.

Over time, the cutlery changed and turned into a spoon for serving pasta.

Coutellerie

The shoe hook was used in the Victorian era. At this time, boots came into fashion and it was not convenient to fasten them with your hands, for this they came up with such a hook.

Hook

In pursuit of the dream nose, in 1894, Zello introduced a special device to the market — a nose shaper. The metal device was attached to the head with an elastic band, and the screws were twisted so tightly that they had to correct any deviation, at least according to the inventors' idea.

But in practice everything turned out to be more complicated: the noses stubbornly did not want to be corrected, and the number of injuries increased. There was also ANITA, which offered gadgets even for children, and if suddenly their device did not help, they promised to return the money.

nose shaper

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