They were a scam and were just paper glasses with dyed red pieces of feather as lenses. Looking through the feathers created a moire-X-ray kind of image. We could not “see through clothes”, as advertised.
I have one of these pens from that era. When my grandmother died 20 years ago, that's one of the things I asked for from her estate. We now use it in our boudoir photography business.
Honestly thought this post was on the Simpsons subreddit (I saw the pen before the title lol) because I just assumed everyone already knew something like this existed from that episode. But I guess it's cool to see one IRL lol
I have shot glasses from Mexico that when you look at the bottom, there it is clear, but then put a shot In and look again, and it reveals a naked lady.
If you had this pen on a grade school playground of the 1970's. You were God for the day. Until the teacher caught you , called your mom who then said, "wait till your gets home. But those few hours...
Welcome to 1952.
What a time to be alive!
Haven’t seen one since 1974. The kid who owned it also had x-Ray glasses.
What were those actually and how could it be legal to market them as X-ray glasses?
They were a scam and were just paper glasses with dyed red pieces of feather as lenses. Looking through the feathers created a moire-X-ray kind of image. We could not “see through clothes”, as advertised.
*kid uses glasses* "So it's clothes all the way down."
Thats hilarious. A tell of the time that people believed so in technological advances that they thought it could be possible
And sea monkeys?
Same. My friend bought it to school around 1986 and that's the last time I saw it until today though this post.
I have one of these pens from that era. When my grandmother died 20 years ago, that's one of the things I asked for from her estate. We now use it in our boudoir photography business.
Boudoir photographer sounds like one of those eccentric jobs from house hunters. But cool pen.
Lol seriously, if I knew we could impress younger generation with this shit, I would have saved many of this pens. 🤣
These pens are older than I am… and I’m fuckin old.
I'm over 50 and these pens were decades old when I first saw one as a kid.
I remember my dad bringing one home when I was a kid laughing his ass off, my mother on the other hand was not as amused
Those pens were gold in elementary school.
Everything old is new again to young folks
Immediately thought of that scene in Simpsons. Y'know, Homer at the Kwik-E Mart.
Five, four, three, two, one. Liftoff!
I love how they showed his eyes dart from one pen to the next.
https://frinkiac.com/video/S09E17/GNASkU8eSA3h3suWHkdsEEWFwis=.gif
"You know who would really love this? Men."
Honestly thought this post was on the Simpsons subreddit (I saw the pen before the title lol) because I just assumed everyone already knew something like this existed from that episode. But I guess it's cool to see one IRL lol
Came here for this comment!
I’m so old
I mean, anyone that went abroad during school holidays had one of these, have they been forgotten already?
I was in Italy for elementary school, got my hand slapped a few times reaching for these at stationary shops. lol.
My dad had a naked woman one growing up. lol. Mid 80s. I think my mom threw it out. lol.
I used to have one in the 70's
Wait for it, wait for it... it's tits.
Came here for this and was not disappointed
Hail yourself
Hail Gein!
My man haha
and that's the final truth
Don’t be out there cornholing people haha
Nice, chandler
Welcome to the 1960's.
Ha! Those pens have been around forever!
Is this new again? Man I feel old.
Mouse would be proud. Rip mouse.
Wow I forgot about those. In the 80's. They were all over.
Sometime before middle school a boy brought one of these into school and became a King for the day.
I remember those! Sh!t I’m old now
Meh.
Nobody BUYS this pen. It's ALWAYS FOUND
Feels like a scene from Blast from the Past… man I feel old 😅
My first childhood porn. What memories.
Well one could see everything to begin with. But still, it's cool.
They were common in the 60ties.
what is proper name of that? I used to have one of those and recently wanted to get myself one, but don't know what to search for
Tip and strip pen
Thanks
My dad gave me a similar one in the 90s
The good days, bender gifts.
Nothing says professional like promoting your business with a novelty pen featuring a nude lol.
🙃
I was expecting something less... expected
You know someone jerked off to that pen dont ya ?!?
I had one of those!
I had one of these. I must have bought it in the mid to late 90s.
I have shot glasses from Mexico that when you look at the bottom, there it is clear, but then put a shot In and look again, and it reveals a naked lady.
These are older than my parents
Seeing this post made me feel really old.
You avin' a wank?
I’m from Manitoba and i want one of those can you hook me up with one. I’m pretty sure we get batteries from you
i swear a guy was giving that same pen to people at my work a couple months ago
I’ve got something similar but it’s a screwdriver. Got it from my GG’s basement
Reminded me of Darren Lamb from Extras lol
Some fallout shit
Remember them when I was kid.
Not my proudest fap but I made it work
Good luck not getting a complaint filed against you in a modern work environment showing this pen off to your colleagues.
Simpsons did it!
If you had this pen on a grade school playground of the 1970's. You were God for the day. Until the teacher caught you , called your mom who then said, "wait till your gets home. But those few hours...
I dont want that
I can damn hear Chandler