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Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device
Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device

Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria IL in Original Box Quack Medical Device

$ 23.76

  • Seller Notes: “Excellent condition with the paperwork instructions and attachments - see detailed photos.”
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930

Description

Antique Vintage Electreat Massage Peoria Illinois in the Original Box Quack Medical Device. Excellent condition with the paperwork instructions and attachments - see detailed photos. Sold as a collectible shelf piece, I would recommend not actually using this as it was never shown to medically help people. The Electreat Mechanical Heart is a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device first patented in 1919 by Charles Willie Kent and manufactured in Peoria, Illinois. It has been estimated that as many as 250,000 of the Electreats were sold over a 25 years. The device operated on two “D” cell batteries and a mechanical inductorium. A roller was built in at the top to be applied to the skin and plug-in sponge pad electrodes were supplied. The Electreat was one of the very first high-output battery operated TENS units manufactured. Following passage of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in 1938, Kent was the first individual prosecuted by the U.S. government for making unsubstantiated medical claims. Kent was prosecuted multiple times for making unsubstantiated claims, first in 1940 and then again in 1950.