Article 2Q2FN A 1930 news reel about a nutty weight loss contraption, starring Pesco's grandmother

A 1930 news reel about a nutty weight loss contraption, starring Pesco's grandmother

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David Pescovitz
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My grandmother Sophie Pescovitz died when I was 2-years-old so I was blown away to see her in these outtakes from a crazy 1930 newsreel in which she demonstrates a bizarre "weight loss" machine! Bubbie Sophie says with a wink, "Won't my husband love me now when I get home? You know, they like them thin!"

"Stout ladies try weight reduction" (Moving Image Research Collections at University of South Carolina, thanks cousin Irene Lilien!)

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