Wax Mannequins In a Heat Wave, 1929
I cheated with this one a little bit, because it came from the Oddly Terrifying subReddit rather than Old School Cool. But it fits the theme of this post perfectly. The photo of these mannequins actually came from a London newspaper called “The Sphere”, published on June 1, 1929. There was a caption under the photo that read, “Wilting Lilies: Two wax bathing bells in New Bridge Street register extreme depression owing to the heat-wave. Even human, as well as waxen, beauties have felt apt to wilt in the recent burst of hot weather.” Nowadays, mannequins are no longer made of wax. Possibly, this event was a valuable lesson to have mannequins that are melt-proof, so they stay intact in all kinds of weather.
