Swimming Taught Far From Water January 21, 2019 1930s, ads, children & youth, humor & hilarious, inventions “No fear of water can keep the pupil from learning to swim in this apparatus.” This appeared in Popular Science Nov, 1931. It was definitely a perfect device to make kids detest swimming. You might also like:22 Stunning Portraits of a Young Maureen O’Sullivan in the 1930sSalvaged German Battleship SMS Prinzregent Luitpold Being Towed back to Rosyth, Scotland, for Scrapping, 1933Stunning Black and White Portraits of Katharine Hepburn Dressed as a Boy in “Sylvia Scarlett” (1935)The Hunter Brothers Checking the Engine During Their 23-Day Non-Stop Flight, 1930 Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook