69. The Addis Wedding Set (the 1980s)
No, a “coming home from your wedding attire” is not a fashion statement. Instead, it’s a whole-house cleaning package designed just for the wife to begin her new life as an indentured servant.
70. Armalite (the 1980s)
In the 1980s, everyone smoked like a chimney. Thus Aromalyte set out to develop the world’s first plug-in automobile deodorizer. That’s not a horrible start.
71. Warner (1960s)
The fight against women’s body image continues to rage, but we’re becoming better at shattering cultural standards. In the 1960s, however, women’s bodies were compared to fruit and confined inside girdles to achieve acceptable aesthetics.
72. Chlorodent Toothpaste (1950s)
The pitch for a now-defunct toothpaste is that if you don’t wash your teeth every day as a woman, your spouse will leave you for someone who does.