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Found this hilarious vintage German WMF glass nut dispenser in the Westminster MD Goodwill. Too good not to share. Not good enough to buy. 

 

Let's start with the product itself. It's a nut dispenser. Which, is absolutely necessary because as it turns out, in 20th century Germany bowls just couldn't get the job done when it came to containing nuts in a convenient fashion. What better way to market your product than an image with a group of people having a blast dispensing nuts? 

"Wow! This is so much better than letting everybody take their own peanuts from a bowl!" -Mr. Red Cardigan

Look at Mr. Red Cardigan with a cheek to cheek grin clearly only obtainable while pouring nuts from your very own nut dispenser. "Wow! This is so much better than letting everybody take their own peanuts from a bowl!" -Mr. Red Cardigan

You know that kid went on to have a lucrative modeling career. He was given a nut dispenser, told to have fun, and he still worked it.  Also, why does this group of people need multiple nut dispensers? 

Oh, and that guy with the mustache sporting a lethal turtleneck/vest combo? You'd have better luck at the roulette table than betting on that guy saying anything appropriate into that poor woman's ear.