Weird Tales! UFOs, Curiosities and Tattoos
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![[QUACK MEDICAL DEVICE]. Electreat. Circa 1920s.](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3864/38640179.jpeg?t=1WXart)
Lot 17
[QUACK MEDICAL DEVICE]. Electreat. Circa 1920s.
Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for
$48
Sold Price includes BP
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[QUACK MEDICAL DEVICE]. Electreat. Circa 1920s. Electrotherapeutic device patented in 1919 by Charles Kent. Sold as a home "electric-massage machine," it used batteries and a small coil to deliver electrical currents through a skin roller or pads to treat pain and sore muscles. Marketed to relieve assorted maladies, including headaches, rheumatism, poor circulation, indigestion, deafness, and more. With pamphlet, booklet, and several implements and attachments.
Another example is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Roller length: 8 1/2".
Condition
Untested.
Available payment options
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