Answer: Hernia Supporter. This bilateral inguinal Hernia Truss or support reads Excelsior Non Skid The OTC pat. 1896-1903-1914. The inguinal area is the groin and two hard kidney shaped pads would hold the hernia in. Learn more ››

Answer: Clothesline Tightener. These 1950’s Ever-Tite Clothes Line Titeners appear to be on a wooden store display. They cost 60 cents each and could fit on any pipe. Learn more ››

Answer: Italian Nose Job. Known as an Italian rhinoplasty, the Taliacotian Operation was for the restoration or repair of lost or mutilated noses. It was first described by Gaspare Tagliacozzi in De Curtorum Chirurgia per Insitione in 1597. Learn more ››

Answer: 20th Century Viagra. The 1901 version of Viagra, Dr. McLaughlin’s Electric Belt cure for all masculine ills, from impotence to alcoholism, was widely advertised at the turn of the 20th century as a fountain of youth. Learn more ››