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Domestic Sewing Machine, 1882

In 1882, a sewing machine was a wedding gift worth showing off in front of guests.

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Chapman’s Old Mission Brand (Valencias) - 1920s

The art that sold California oranges.

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Loring’s Fat-Ten-U - 1895

In 1895, Loring & Co. ran ads telling women to get fatter. Thinness was the beauty problem; Fat-Ten-U tablets were the solution. No ingredient list required, no federal oversight.

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Stearns’ Eucalyptus Cough Drops - 1920

For distressing old age cough, hacking tobacco cough, or the apparently separate category of tight cough, five cents.

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Monaco, Monte Carlo (Riviera) - ca. 1920

Monte-Carlo. The art of getting there.

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Universal Food Chopper, 1899

A kitchen gadget from 1899 that apparently chops everything, including the sheep.