Controversial Ads —Penises of the Animal Kingdom
Harper’s, Mother Jones, and Spy. The ads were for a poster you could buy for $8.95, plus $2 shipping and handling—“a lithograph of rare quality suitable for framing and display.” The copy promised that the poster would “provide many hours of fascination and enjoyment,” whether it was used “as an education resource, a decoration for home or office, or a unique gift.” Sold by Scientific Novelty Co., of Bloomington, Indiana, the poster depicted the relative lengths and girths of a dozen different animal penises. “Penises of the Animal Kingdom” was the masterwork of a man na...
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