Hand cooler
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hand-cooler-264-10850212
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Hand cooler
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Hand coolers can be traced back to the Victorian era and the 19th century in America. This small, cooled, egg-shaped item originally made of porcelain, marble, glass or crystal and just slightly smaller than an actual egg would be nestled in the palms of Victorian ladies to ward off the possibility of the social humiliation of a wet, warm handshake. Since extending one's hand was the common gesture for the invitation to dance, hand coolers became invaluable as during that time it was unacceptabl
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_cooler
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2022-08-14T19:18:21Z
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