Thought it might be interesting to see what others come across as odd and strange inventions and things.
Snow Cone Mask, 1939, Montreal
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Introducing the Snowstorm Mask, a plastic cone shield designed to protect Montrealer’s delicate faces from the ravages of icy Quebec snowstorms – developed in 1939. Apparently one of History’s strangest inventions.