The storied history of those toys in your nightstand drawer.
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28,000 B.C.
Paleolithic-era couples keep things exciting with 8-inch siltstone dildos , polished for her pleasure.
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A.D. 500
Japanese women grab life by the ben-wa balls for sexual satisfaction, on their own or with a partner.
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1869
Doctors order orgasms to treat female "hysteria." George Taylor, M.D., invents the steam-powered vibrator to relieve women's symptoms.
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1902
Blender manufacturer Hamilton Beach makes an electric vibrator , predating the electric iron and vacuum cleaner.
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1920s
Vibrators play naughty bit parts in early stag films . (They're silent movies, so the buzz isn't audible.)
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1966
J.H. Tavel files a patent application for the first cordless vibrator .
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1974
Women's right activist Dell Williams founds Eve's Garden in New York City, billed as the first women-run sex-toy business.
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1998
Alabama's Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act makes it the only state to continue criminalizing the sale of sex toys.
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2004
Couples can have sex remotely with teledildonics , technology that combines sex toys and software.
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2007
Recyclable dildos, solar-powered vibrators, and organic lube make the green movement sexier than ever.
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2011
Sex toys go mainstream when Walmart, Target, and drugstore chains stock vibrators.
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2014
Fashionistas buzz about the Vesper , a sleek silver- or gold-plated necklace that doubles as a vibrator.
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