@MittenKitten says,
They’re still not a replacement for being with a guy, but they are an upgrade from just my hands and easier on the wrists.
Just watch out for Ten--arse elbow😁
To answer the OP's question, I was around 18 & ½ to 19. At the time I'd been posted to a desolate country outpost & the local newsagent carried one of my fave magazines called Pix People which is rather raunchy but very popular with Australians of all persuasions.
Anyhow this was back in the days of hand written mail order, payment by cheque or MO & snail mail order of the day.
After a good read and a very enjoyable tug (loved those centrefolds) I went to the sex toys / mail order section & selected a very nice sized vibe of roughly 9 inches long X 1 & 3/8 inches dia. Antique cream in colour with the main body ribbed all the way around. Super smooth conical tapered 3 inch tip (ooooh!)…..Ticked da box
In hindsight …oops them darn puns….I had the option of several sleeves that fitted firmly over the top.
Two standouts were the long slender knobbled pink rubber anal accessory of roughly 7 inches long & another that went by the description of “French Tickler" which was made of gummi rubber.
The only regret being I didn't order the optional extras…however I did make up for this lapse of judgement at a later date. That lapse was corrected by a very naughty playmate of mine one night in a very kinky sex shop in Kings Cross
She & I would cum (correct word) to enjoy the occasional late night forays to the Cross as she loved her sex / sexuality & her special preferences as much as I did
Just as an aside, my kinky & somewhat debauched friend was not only an exceptionally good Nurse but an avowed practitioner of all things sexual who enjoyed a good shafting from a rigid vibrator…I was more than happy to oblige !
My friend Buzz lasted just over 20 years..in the end !! .. which is where it often went