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The Worst Craft Idea of 1945
Posted by Lidian on June 9, 2008
The truth of the matter is that I was just cropping out a very lovely 1940s ad for Dorothy Gray cosmetics – very high-toned and sophisticated – when I noticed another ad on the same page. One of the tiny ads. And the tiny ads are where you do tend to find the more bizarre products and exhortations, which is one thing that I like about them.
But THIS ad takes the proverbial cake, don’t you think? “New” they may have been in 1945, but they were never “clever.”
Here we have the winner of the Worst Crochet Idea of 1945 and possibly of all time.
[NOTE: The right edge looks like that because that's how they microfilmed it, by the way. I do not approve of this, but it was microfilmed at least 25 years ago and I was not there to complain.]
Karla said
What? You mean if I whipped up a set of these beauties and posted them on my blog, you would make fun of them? The very idea! And I bet I could even make some without a pattern, too, because I’m “clever” like that.
..::shudder::.. I wonder if anyone ever actually did use and display such a thing in their kitchen? Probably, huh?
Amy said
OMG lol I was looking at them and thinking they look just like underwear ha ha then I realised they were pot holders shaped like undies eeww
Bill said
Clever? No.
New? Perhaps.
Gay? Definitely.
Vallen Queen said
Panty potholders, heck ya. I’m pretty sure my mom would go for those.
emjoi said
It took me a while to figure out what the heck they were. In fact I still don’t quite get it.
Crocheted Pan-Tee Pot Holders.
The idea of using my old underpants as decorative items had never occurred to me before. Sew up the leg holes, pour in a bit of dirt, add a few daisies and voila. The kitchen now looks … well it looks like I’ve hung grubby old pairs of underpants about it.
Wonders Never Cease said
Very, very weird.
I love weird!
Becky
Pat said
Believe it or not, I’ve seen “bloomer” pot holders in real life, somewhere back there in the 1950’s!
Fun post!
Pat
Johanna said
v amusing – it took me a while to work out what these were all about – and then a bit more head scratching about why you would want to
Kathryn said
Are they serious?! Like my husband would really want his own matching Pan-Tee Pot Holder – NOT! This is just too funny. Keep them coming, Laura.
Lidian said
Yes, they are all that you all say they are! You can’t make this kind of thing up really. I mean, you can, but it would be just so unbelievable!
Alice said
Why don’t they just cut to the chase and use actual underwear as potholders?
Lidian said
Alice – You may have given this company an idea…Actually, that ran through my head too. Like using old worn out underwear as cleaning rags, but really, much worse.
Alice said
Yeesh! I’m starting to feel queasy!