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medico, españa, español, espain, spanish, barcelona madrid cataluña , ¡ENVIO A ESPAÑA 9 euros! Veedee massager Edwardian vibrator Vibrador manual antigüo Eduardiano 1900 / 1910 Working, very good condition, ( the corky ball has yet to ) Funcionando, Muy buen estado (falta bola de corcho) He seems new / He seems new people's photos are to property explicative and they are not included las fotos de personas son a efectos explicativas y no están incluidas T is no documentation / no hay documentación...."The 'VeeDee Facial Massager' dates from Edwardian times, around 1900 to 1910. This machine, which came in a wooden box with, was purchased from J.E. Garratt of Southwark Street, London, and cost 30 shillings - the equivalent of over £100 in 2006. The 'VeeDee' massager was used by a resident of Church Street, in Aylesbury. A testimonial sheet supplied by the manufacturers lists some notable users, including royalty, the clergy, doctors and nurses.The range of complaints that the 'VeeDee' claimed to help or cure is truly impressive: asthma and throat trouble, heart disease, deafness, headaches, indigestion, kidney disease, liver problems, lung troubles, bowel complaints, rheumatism and gout, paralysis, colds and flu! The instruction booklet is packed with 'sample remarks', includin"What a gigantic thrill!"
"What a glorious sensation!" "I'd rather have a vibration treatment than eat." "It loosened the congestion on my lungs, and gave me a good night's rest."In order to use the massager, the patient (or their helper) used the large handle to press the rubber foot onto the affected part of their body and then turned the crank handle. This rotated a flywheel with a weight offset to one side: as the flywheel span round, the unbalanced weight created the vibrating effect. An adjustable nut allowed the weight to move further from the centre of the wheel, increasing the supposedly beneficial effect of the vibration.Several types of massager were made around the same time to deal with a supposed epidemic of female 'hysteria' identified by male doctors in late Victorian times. Today hysteria means various forms of uncontrolled behaviour but up to the 1920s it meant 'womb disease'. Mechanical vibrating massagers were invented as cures for this complaint but as their popularity grew, their uses spread to include a wide range of ailments, in fact just about anything! They gradually fell out of favour in the 1920s.In the early 1900s and right through until the 1950s, technological advances far outstripped medical knowledge. Many 'quack' cures used new technology more or less for the sake of it. These included radium treatment, regarded almost as a panacea or 'cure-all' until the dramatic effects of radiation exposure made themselves felt. The 'VeeDee' is a simpler (and less harmful!) machine, which had the advantage of being a treatment that you could administer in the privacy of your own home. Home cures were popular because doctors charged fees until 1947, when the introduction of the National Health Service made medical services free to all. The price of the 'VeeDee', however, would have put it well beyond the pockets of poorer families" 
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