Originally published at: 18th century folks could purchase this facial guard to keep their mustache clean while eating | Boing Boing
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It’s a late 19th century ad, not 18th century.
While there where beard wearing backwoodsmen
in America in the seventeen hundreds, aside from
mustache sporting Hessian troops during the Revolutionary war,
most American men were clean shaven. The beginning
of the 19th century saw facial hair become much more common.
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I just use a razor.
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Wax on, wax off.
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Also, graphic advertisements weren’t really a thing until after the 1860s in the US.
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TWO DOLLARS?? That’s horse money!
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“Available in two sizes; man, and real man”
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Not just eating! It’s also quite important to keep one’s mustache supported and unmolested during slumber.
Try the Extra Large Johnson’s Supporter®️ for the gentleman whose proud to display his manliness.
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I’m wearing a mustache guard, right now!
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If there’s one thing we’ve all learned from Wiley - never buy a product from Acme.
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I have some old tea cups that have an peice on the inside to protect the mo’
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Good marketing, that’s a yuuuge demographic.
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The active ingredient is strychnine.
Gulp.
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Win-win!
How did this thing even work? Did it slip between your gums? What was the shape of this thing? How did it stay on your face? That one image is not enough. I wonder if there’s a patent on it with better images?
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