Weird Gadgets from the 1920's


	Weird Gadgets from the 1920's
CrazyRedHead
8-17-2008 9:31 AM
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8-18-2008 2:43 AM
tanyamm
Some of those gadgets are kind of neat.
8-18-2008 2:04 PM
tanjazaric
haha, laughed at some! especially the Moustache Protector lol
8-19-2008 8:38 AM
dmtherob
I love the 1920's Turn by Turn direction watch. I wonder if that was the Garmin running Tom Tom Alpha?
9-8-2008 9:22 PM
iulawboy
I actually have one of those mugs with a mustache protector. I love it.
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