VINTAGE EARLY 1900's REVIGATOR RADIUM ORE DRINK. WATER

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VINTAGE EARLY 1900's REVIGATOR RADIUM ORE FOR DRINKING WATER You are purchasing a VINTAGE EARLY 1900's REVIGATOR RADIUM ORE. It has chip on the inside of lid (see picture) but no cracks . No cracks or chips in the jug. Bottom markings: R B10684 Revigator (ca. 1920-1925) Intended to add radioactivity to drinking water. Advertised by the company as "an original radium ore patented water crock," it sold in the hundreds of thousands between 1920 and the mid-1930s.As a company brochure stated, "Results overcome doubts." "The millions of tiny rays that are continuously given off by this ore penetrate the water and form this great HEALTH ELEMENT--RADIO-ACTIVITY. All the next day the family is provided with two gallons of real, healthful radioactive water . . . nature's way to health."The tan version shown is the most commonly encountered style of Revigator.Users were provided the following printed instructions on the side of the jar:1. Fill jar every night.2. Use hydrant or any good water.3. Drink freely when thirsty and upon arising and retiring. Average six or more glasses daily. Scrub with a stiff brush and scald monthly. The glazed ceramic jar had a porous lining that incorporated uranium ore. Water inside the jar would absorb the radon released by decay of the radium in the ore. Depending on the type of water, the resulting radon read more

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