Punch,  33 (1857), 50.

Cool Summer Dress

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

wdct.

Subjects:

Heat, Invention, Technology


    Shows a man wearing a cylindrical object around his torso. The object is labelled 'COOL AS ICE' / 'UNDER A BLAZING SUN', and its wearer explains to another man that it is a 'Portable Refrigerator'.



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