Who Invented Sex Dolls?

Sex dolls have long been an accessory for bachelorette nights.

But who invented them and why? Here's everything we all know...

Who Invented Realistic Sex Dolls?

The original inventor of the sex doll is unknown.

The earliest sex dolls are attributed to 17th century Dutch sailors who used cloth dolls to relieve sexual tension on long sea voyages.

The first recorded enlarged doll appeared in psychiatrist Iwan Bloch's book Sexual Life in Our Time.

Published in 1908, the book described dolls used for sexual purposes.

After the sexual revolution of the late sixties, advertisements started appearing in magazines, allowing you to choose dolls in different hair colors and designs to suit your client's needs.

Did Hitler Create Sex Dolls?

During the Second War, it was rumored that Hitler ordered sex dolls to be supplied to German troops fighting on the front lines.

According to rumors, the Borghild project was designed to combat the spread of syphilis in the Nazi army by supplying lads with sex dolls.

Presumably, the project was inspired by Heinrich Himmler's memo to Hitler in 1940 about a syphilis problem in prostitution establishments in Paris.

"The greatest danger in Paris is the prevalence and uncontrolled presence of prostitutes," he wrote in the report.

Presumably, Hitler approved the project to supply the dolls to soldiers, who carried the dolls in backpacks to keep them out of the brothels in Paris.

Hitler allegedly approved the project, and the designers intended to create a doll -- or "female robot" -- under the supervision of Franz Chackert of the German Hygiene Museum.

The lack of evidence to support the theory led to it being seen as a hoax in the early 2000s.

The strongest evidence of the project was two photos purportedly rescued from trash that later turned out to be hoaxes.

Until now, the employees of the German Hygiene Museum had not recalled a project that once existed when asked.