Electric Earrings from the ’30s

Geeky, light-up couture isn’t new at all, as evidenced by this little write-up for “Electric Jewelry” from 1932, powered by a “midget battery.”

(P.S. I’m under the weather today, so please pardon any lack of verve or proper grammar. Also, helpful or not to an ailing body, eating a whole clove of raw garlic is bracing.)

“Electric Jewelry” for Milady (Dec, 1932) [ModernMechanix.com]

1. [mdhatter]

   Clearly, the lady is no Bostonian.

2. [caipirina]

   hope you get better soon Joel, instead of eating that clove of garlic .. get a juicer and make some veggie juice and chuck that clove right in there .. i do that every day

   (hey, why don’t you research some juicers and present us with your findings? I hear there are some interesting differences between centrifugal and masticating juicers )

   • [Joel Johnson]

     Heh, it’s funny you would mention that. I recently bought a centrifugal juicer—I wanted a Champion but it was almost 5x the price—and one of the first things I tried was a garlic and cucumber tincture. It was a…unique experience. It felt like my stomach was trying to throw up into my belly.