The Pashometer Craze – Measuring Aussie Sex Appeal In The 1930s

The Pashometer Craze – Measuring Aussie Sex Appeal In The 1930s

“GIRLS ON PYLON SEX MACHINE”– it’s gotta be the weirdest newspaper headline of the 1930s. So what’s the strange story behind it? Join me for a plunge into the "Pashometer" craze that had Australians going bonkers to have a go on the machine that scientifically measured their all-important Sex Appeal!


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