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I question how reliable this stub is. There are only 2 sources, a listing of an object called a hand cooler and an encyclopedia entry from 2006. There are no primary sources from the Victorian Era listed. Some of the information is extrapolated (layers making women overheat; certain victorian clothing layers often helped regulate temperature) and the sources do not offer concrete evidence of either the existence of these objects in the victorian era as used specifically for cooling one's hands. As far as I'm aware, the requirement of wearing gloves at social events would already help prevent sweaty hands coming into contact with each other, and was a worry for both sexes. I believe this needs more concrete research and to delete some of the extra unsourced information. 2600:100E:A102:9E72:8524:AF3A:825F:87EB (talk) 19:26, 9 June 2025 (UTC)Reply
