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Electric tonic amusement machine c.1920. Detail view
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Electric tonic amusement machine c.1920
For one old British penny (1d), this amusement machine at a fairground gave out a harmless electric shock. At the top the inscription reads “Electric tonic – keep fit use often”. Electrotherapy or the use of electric shocks was a popular treatment for aches and pains in the body, especially those caused by the nerves – although many of the techniques involved were little more than quackery.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Object Number:
- 1985-110
- Materials:
- chromium plated, copper (alloy), glass, iron, metal (unknown), paint, paper (fibre product), plastic (unidentified), textile and wood (unidentified)
- credit:
- Sotheby's (Chester)
