The history of naughty toys did not begin with the modern day rubber, latex, silicone and cyberskin naughty toys that we are completely aware of today. In fact, man himself has been using naughty toys and basic erotic devices since the beginning of time. Many assume that naughty toys are an Asian invention. Ben-WA balls being clearly Asian were invented by the Asians and have been used for over 1,000 years, however two of the most popular naughty aids , rubber penises , latex penises , cyberskin penises and vibrators have very grounded Western roots.

The history of naughty toys as we think of them today, begins with the Greeks which appeared in their art and literature from third and fourth centuries BC. Archaeologists have uncovered Greek artifacts such as a vase which had a painted on double-headed vibrator. Seemingly since the Greeks did not classify themselves as gay, lesbian, bi-sexual or straight the use of toys was common practice in that time. Greece was a very patriarchal society where the average wife appeared to be ten to twenty years younger then her husband and men enjoyed sex with concubines. Thus, the common vibrator of that time served them well in whatever relationship they found themselves. Historians do not know who actually used the first "olisbos" but the world owes the olisbos popularity to the ancient Greek port city, Miletus on the West Coast of present day Turkey. Miletan traders sold olisbos around the Mediterranean.Olisbos used today are normally used by couples, but in Ancient Greece, the common olisbos was generally considered a stimulating refuge for lonely ladies.

Naughty toys in the middle ages (476 A.D.to 1453) were called "The Devils Work". Religious prosecution was brought down to those who participated with these naughty toys and when caught were shackled or burned at the stake.

In the 12th century men used Chastity belts to keep there women faithful and today there are Chastity belts for men too. See ladies and you believed you could not lock up your man.

Renaissance Italy (14th to the 16th Centuries) olisbos were called "diletto" meaning delight. Made of either wood, leather, ivory or stone and being rather primitive, skilled craftsman were called to create these little trinkets and they would lube them with olive oil.

These lovely little toys were taboo in Victorian, England so to were books that contained any type of adult content.

However it was during the Victorian Era mid 19th Century that rubber olisbos, buttius pluggius, and personal vibrators were introduced. American physician George Taylor M.D. developed the very first stimulator in 1869 it was a large, steam-powered apparatus. Could you possibly imagine? Taylor recommend this large apparatus for treating women with "female hysteria".

So the naughty toy began to evolve and by 1918 Sears and Roebuck actually offered the vibrator as a very satisfying marital aid. By 1930 they were readily available and offered to anyone who wanted one. mmm.. I wonder what my grandparents could have said, about that?

During the 60's naughty toys had became even more popular and everyone could purchase them through outlets or magazines. Hippies of that period, yes you guessed it became the parents of today. Thus these naughty little toys have became more numerous and varied. You can purchase them from stores or on-line and they come in multi-color, long , short, round, tiny, pockebook size, lipstick size, the spin, they whirl, they work underwater. They are naughty little fun toys that are definitely not taboo. If history reflects there certainly isn't any reason not to have one.

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