Waist and Hips Quickly Reduced

"Perfolastic reduces by automatic massage. With every breath you draw, every step you take, its continuous gentle pressure breaks up fat cells, moulds away flabby flesh as an expert masseuse would." Perfolastic reducing girdle ad, 1928.

Take off 5 to 50 pounds with absolute safety...

"These Health-O-Meter Cards make reducing a delightful game where you win by losing."

Ad for Health-O-Meter automatic bathroom scales (who provided the Health-O-Meter Reducing Cards free), 1929.

Goodform Reducer-Supporter

"Beautiful face and lovely complexion do not offset AN UNGAINLY FIGURE."

Wow, another harsh ad. From 1920.

Weight Loss Ad

The Wallace weight-loss method, 1923.