April 4th, 2012 -- by Bacchus
The Essential Part Wanted By Man
It appears to be a late 19th century advertisement for inflatable blowup dolls and/or pocket pussies small enough to be concealed in your hat:
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I have no idea what a “guinea” was worth but a price range from five to one hundred must include some pretty excellent “real-femme-de-voyage”…..
A guinea was a gold coin minted in the early 19th century, but eventually became the term for one pound + 1 shilling, which was a pricing unit for luxury items. According to Answers.com, in 1877 a guinea had the purchasing power of around 74 euro today, which makes a 5 guinea fanny worth about US$370 in todays economy. To my math that makes the 100 guinea fanny very pricey indeed.
I like the phrase “small quartering” – this took me back to the late 1970s when I gleefully surrendered the last of my innocence: in the back of certain magazines you would find adverts for such “essential parts”, generally pitched at long-distance lorry drivers. They were, confusingly, referred to as “Fisherman’s Friends”, which also happens to be a famous brand of throat lozenge here in the UK (!)
Alice, we should mention that the “Fisherman’s Friends” throat lozenge is not something you want anywhere near your sensitive parts unless for masochistic purposes.
I can’t help wondering how many embarrassing incidents were caused by a gentleman’s hat falling off.
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Since there’s no transcription already:
“Femme de Voyage
or
Artificial Fanny
For the special use of Gentlemen on their travels.
This can be packed up so as to be put in the hat, and
when inflated, occupies the same space that the living
object it is intended to represent would. They are
made of all sizes, from the full length figure, with all
its appurtenances, to the small quartering containing
only the essential part wanted by man. Price from
five to one hundred guineas.”
Thanks, Endymion!