Diabolical Vintage Hazing Props

The Masons and other secret societies saw a great rise in membership after World War I. That meant a rise in the number of hazing rituals for candidates, at least until the Masons banned hazing some time in the 1930s. DeMoulin Bros. & Co. was ready to supply amazing props and contraptions to aid in those rituals, including the punch bowl shown above, which had a second hidden tank to direct something drinkable to the spigot. The company supplied organizations with electric cages, guillotines, fake women, and mechanical goats. Many of the items were recommended to be used in conjunction with their electric carpet that supplied a shock. And then there is the intriguing human centipede for sale. See a collection of pages from the DeMoulin Bros. & Co. 1930 catalog at Dangerous Minds. Warning: one page contains a racist slur.


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