Posted on 08/21/2021 3:40:00 AM PDT by Winniesboy
Over the years the Corby trouser press became part of British culture, and the target of lighthearted satire
...Peter Corby, who has died aged 97, was the inventor of the eponymous electric trouser press, a gadget which was once affectionately described in The Daily Telegraph as “faintly redolent of three-star hotels along with shortbread and coffee creamer”.
...t the time they were launched, the electric presses, equipped with jacket hanger and a tray for pocket change, were seen as cutting-edge and aspirational, company ads promising “no more baggy knees or wrinkles” and adding that the device was “perfect for women’s slacks too”.
Over the years the trouser press, with its association with travelling salesmen, became something of a target of satirists. ...
et the trouser press is a great unsung British success story. In 1977 Corby sold the business to what is now Jourdan plc and ownership has continued to change over the years. Models of the Corby trouser press continue to sell well in some 60 countries and it remains one of the few gadgets to be made entirely in Britain.
The device gained an indelible place in British culture; in 2000 for Telegraph Weekend Jane Furnival tried cooking two whole plaice in one.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I wonder if Hunter ever used one?
RIP.
Hunter used the Pecker Puffer.
I loved those magic fingers machines!
As an 8yo kid, I realized you could pry open the case just enough to get the quarters out. Whenever we traveled, it was payday when we stopped at the cheapo motels.
You could then put some back in to run it long as you wanted and ultimately walk away with $5 worth of coins. $5 in 1975 is probably like $25 today.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ub14w
American ingenuity!
Seriously, I knew those magic finger bed pictures would bring back memories.
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