Monday, April 23, 2007

Vibrators, Prosthetic Eyes and Other Curious Medical Devices

Can I just say that I absolutely love this website? Now I want to spend all my time collecting obscure and *frighteningly curious medical antiques!
Favorites include:
The Propriety of a Physical Exam (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!)
Quack Medicine! ("light therapy", "preventing onanism", "eye massagers", etc.)
Off the Market Today (actual snake oil, heroin tablets, etc.)

From the section relating to Vibration Therapy:
(just look at those happy faces!)




















And, of course, one cannot have an antique medical device website without including completely freaky prosthetic eyeballs (!)


















And 17th century orthapedic surgery!


















* Some sections (amputation, urology) might not be suitable for those who are terribly, terribly squeamish

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