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LicenseVeedee' vibratory massager in original box
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One of six illustrations from box for the "Veedee" vibratory
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One of six illustrations from box for the "Veedee" vibratory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Box for "Veedee" vibratory massager, German, early 20th century
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One of six illustrations from box for the "Veedee" vibratory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"Veedee" vibratory massager in original box
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"Veedee" vibratory massager in original box
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One of six illustrations from box for the "Veedee" vibratory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"Veedee" vibratory massager, with two attachments, German
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One of six (partly damaged) illustrations from box for the
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
One of six illustrations from box for the "Veedee" vibratory
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"Veedee" vibratory massager, with two attachments, German
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
"Veedee" vibratory massager in original box, with two attachments, German, early 20th century
The ‘Veedee’ vibratory massager claimed to cure colds, digestive complaints and flatulence through ‘curative vibration’. It is seen here with its original box and two attachments. Instructions on the box state there was almost nothing the German-made ‘Veedee’ vibrator could not cure. The name is thought to be a pun on the Latin term, ‘Veni Vidi Vici’. This means ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’. During the late 1800s, massage was considered effective for combating almost any affliction. These ranged from headaches to female ‘hysteria’. A huge array of massage tools such as this example were advertised in magazines and newspapers.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Object Number:
- 1982-1238
- Materials:
- handle, cork, vibrator, chrome plated and box, cardboard
- type:
- vibrator
- credit:
- Klar, A.B.
Parts
Veedee vibratory massager
- Materials:
- handle, cork , vibrator, chrome plated and box, cardboard
- Object Number:
- 1982-1238 Pt4
- type:
- vibrator
