Flashback: Some Dumb Inventions Live on in NYC
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<p>The Baby Cage</p>
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<p>Cat-Mew Machine, circa 1963, to repel mice vs. Bodega Cat</p>
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<p>L: Two girls try out the new yodel meter, circa 1925. R: The girls from the Dirty Projectors, <a href="http://www.twitvid.com/53683">who don't need no stinkin' meter</a>.</p>
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<p>Shudder shades: never a good idea.</p>
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