Glamour And Games Throughout The Ages (1920s)

The roaring twenties.

Main Players

Al Capone, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin, Cole Porter.

Iconic Inventions

Traffic Lights, television, power steering, aerosol cans, bread slicing machines, penicilin.

Greatest Games

Originally from China, the game mah-jongg takes North America by storm when it's introduced in 1922.

The Brand

A little girl called "Bubbles" becomes famous as the poster girl for Pears soap.

This is the decade of the flapper, a colourful creature who wears her hair in a bob and her skirt short. She smokes cigarettes, drinks alcohol and dances all night. Strangely, men's fashion remains conservative, still consistuting of a tie, suit and waistcoat for every occasion.

The Songs

Jazz

Bumper Sticker

"Bring on the dancing girls!"

For the sum of $290 you can buy the latest in cutting edge technology - a model T Ford.

Sports Hero

In 1927 the legendary Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs in one season for the New York Yankees, a record that remains unbeaten for the next 34 years.