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Unusual Early American Quack Medicine Thompson-Plaster Electric Cabinet
Unusual Early American Quack Medicine Thompson-Plaster Electric Cabinet

Unusual Early American Quack Medicine Thompson-Plaster Electric Cabinet

Located in Forney, TX

Wear consistent with age and use. A scarce example of medical quackery, period technology, and American medicine history, this strange, somewhat freaky apparatus presents in a re...

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Early 20th Century American Cabinets

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1950s Vintage Heat Therapy by Sperti Faraday UV Infared Sun Lamp Cincinnati OH
1950s Vintage Heat Therapy by Sperti Faraday UV Infared Sun Lamp Cincinnati OH

1950s Vintage Heat Therapy by Sperti Faraday UV Infared Sun Lamp Cincinnati OH

By Sperti 1

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Vintage 1950s Vintage 1950s 1950s Sperti Faraday UV Infared Sun Lamp for Heat Therapy and Sunshine Benefits Untested Sometimes deemed a medical science quackery device or can be us...

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments

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Industrial Lamp
Industrial Lamp

Industrial Lamp

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H 81 in W 38 in

Industrial Lamp

Located in Nashville, TN

Medical quackery from a North Carolina sanatorium converted into a dynamic floor lamp.

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Medical Quackery Device, 1930s or 1940s
Medical Quackery Device, 1930s or 1940s

Medical Quackery Device, 1930s or 1940s

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H 12.5 in W 15.75 in D 10 in

Medical Quackery Device, 1930s or 1940s

By College of Electronic Medicine

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Medical Quackery device 1930s or 1940s, College of Electronic Medicine.

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