دستگاه ایجاد چال گونه در سال ۱۹۳۶ توسط Mrs. E. Isabella Gilbert اختراع شد.

متن دستورالعمل دستگاه ایجاد چال گونه

Wear dimplers five minutes at a time, two or three times a day, while dressing, resting, reading or writing. Look into the mirror and laugh. There will be a semblance of a line where you should always place the dimplers until your dimples are made.

البته The American Medical Association اعلام کرد این دستگاه چال گونه ایجاد نمیکند و استفاده بلند مدت از آن ممکن است باعث ایجاد سرطان شود.

Louisville Courier-Journal - June 19, 1937
Louisville Courier-Journal - June 19, 1937
Battle Creek Enquirer - June 19, 1937
Battle Creek Enquirer - June 19, 1937
Detroit Free Press - Aug 9, 1936
Detroit Free Press - Aug 9, 1936
Medford Mail Tribune - Nov 22, 1936
Medford Mail Tribune - Nov 22, 1936
Newsweek - June 19, 1937
Newsweek - June 19, 1937
1947: Erma Schnitter models the dimple maker
1947: Erma Schnitter models the dimple maker