Answer: Radio-Active Water Dispenser. The Radium Ore Revigator was a pseudoscientific medical device consisting of a ceramic water crock lined with radioactive materials. Learn more ››

Answer: Magneto Electric Machine. Davis & Kidder’s patent Magneto Electric Machine (c. 1870-1890) produces alternating current electricity. The strength and frequency of the current is controlled by changing the cranking speed. The therapeutic value of the treatment, if any, was likely due to the placebo effect. Learn more ››

Answer: Flesh Brush. Englishman, Dr. George A. Scott, was a prolific advertiser of the Electric Flesh Brush and other quack products in late nineteenth century America. Learn more ››

Answer: Egg Opener. Sadly this is not an antique intestinal clamp. It is simply a Hartigan’s champion Egg Opener patented in 1903. Learn more ››