[Photograph: AppleCharlotte on Etsy]

Here's a super simple burger patty maker from the 1950s: the Home-Burger ($25 at Etsy), a rectangular piece of plastic with two holes cut out of it. It's not much of a looker compared to this antique wooden patty maker, but the packaging is. "From store to griddle...Hands NEVER touch meat! Quick! Simple! Clean!" My inner 1950s housewife is so sold.