Dave Lampert

{{Short description|American businssman, inventor of the Sybian}}

David Lee Lampert (October 14, 1930 – June 24, 2021) was an American sex toy pioneer.

He studied agriculture at the University of Illinois, before becoming a dance instructor after graduation.{{Cite web |last=Shaulis |first=Sherri L. |date=January 19, 2016 |title=Sybian Creator David Lampert Honored for Lifetime Achievement AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/novelty/sybian-creator-david-lampert-honored-for-lifetime-achievement-617110.html |access-date=2022-07-15 |website=AVN}}

Lampert invented the Sybian in an attempt to mitigate what he saw as an unfair shortcoming in women's sexual pleasure. He developed it in conjunction with a medical doctor, and tested it with women and their partners at swingers' groups.

His company Abco Research Associates was responsible for the sale of both the Sybian, his own invention, and the Venus 2000, for which it had manufacturing rights.{{Cite magazine |last=Dickson |first=E. J. |date=2021-07-09 |title=Dave Lampert, Inventor of the Sybian Sex Aid, Dead at 90 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/dave-lampert-sybian-sex-aid-1195220/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Rodkin |first=Dennis |date=1994-11-03 |title=Stroke of Genius |url=http://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/stroke-of-genius/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}} He lived in Monticello, Illinois, where he manufactured the Sybian and Venus 2000 as a family business.{{Cite web |date=2017-05-24 |title=30 Years Of Orgasms: Why The Sybian Remains The Cadillac Of Sex Toys |url=https://www.vocativ.com/418151/30-years-of-sybian/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Vocativ |language=en-US |first=Allee |last=Manning |archive-date=2022-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421215248/https://www.vocativ.com/418151/30-years-of-sybian/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2010, Lampert appeared on the Howard Stern Show with the actress Raven Alexis, who demonstrated the Sybian in action.{{Citation |title=Howard TV 6x56 "Raven Alexis & Sybian Creator Dave Lampert 04-08-10" |url=https://trakt.tv/shows/howard-tv/seasons/6/episodes/56 |access-date=2022-06-24}}

Lampert received a lifetime achievement award from AVN magazine in 2016 for his work.{{Cite web|first=John |last=Roland |title=Dave Lampert, Creator of the Sybian, Passes Away AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/novelty/dave-lampert-creator-of-the-sybian-passes-away-901708.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=AVN}}

Lampert died in 2021, at the age of 90.

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