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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: 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: 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: Constipation Reliever. The Kolon Motor is a device that was patented and used during the early 1900s. The plate of the Kolon Motor is similar to the shape of one’s colon, and its sole purpose is to relieve or prevent constipation by placing pressure on one’s colon. Learn more ››

Answer: Fat Dissolver. The 1920s Punkt Roller claimed that rolling the device over parts of the anatomy would “boost circulation” and “dissolve fatty deposits.” Learn more ››