Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Toothbrush with plunger device, 1930

Now why didn't this one catch on? Save yourself the hassle of using one hand to brush your teeth, and instead use one hand to hold the toothbrush while using the other to push a plunger in and out, which causes the cleaning head to spin around, thus cleaning your teeth.

Brilliant.

3 comments:

  1. so the first electric toothbrush, but only that it works without electricity. I could never operate such a complicated machine. Plus I always confuse right with left which could be a handicap here....X-)

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  2. with my hand/eye coordination, this could only ever end in disaster - or serious injury, possible an eye out. Scary!

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  3. i know, I was worried about an accidental nasal insertion.

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