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Michael A. Terrell Michael A. Terrell is offline
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Default A little fun to lighten these dark times ...


Tom Del Rosso wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
A guy on the Antique radio group collects quack medical devices, so
I'll send him the link. This would fit right in with his collection
of 100 year old quackery.


It wasn't all quackery. Medical vibrators probably did a lot of good for
the mental health of Victorian ladies.



The raw UV emitted by crude lamps didn't cure cancer, migraines or
anything else. If anything, they likely caused skin cancer. There are
people who collect quack equipment for a hobby. One is on the antique
radio newsgroup.


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