I recently came across the December 1924 issue of Popular Science magazine. Reading stuff like that always makes me feel like I have a time machine. Macy’s marched off on its first Thanksgiving Day parade that year. And the Ideal Toy Co., which had invented the Teddy Bear in 1903, came up with another winner in 1924. Her name was Flossie the Flirt. She was the first toy ever made using an assembly line. Flossie would set Moms and Dads back $2.75.
There’s an ad for an air vent in that issue of Popular Science. The headline reads, “Heating experts discover how to make cold radiators hot.”