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Vintage High Frequency Master Violet Ray Quack Medical Neon Therapy Device w CasSee original listing |
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LOOK!! Vintage High Frequency Master Violet Ray Quack Medical Neon Therapy Device with Carry Case!!!!!! NO RESERVE!!!
PLEASE NOTE MY TERMS BELOW. THEY APPLY TO ALL SALES AND YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS BY BIDDING.
Up for Bids is a High Frequency Master Violet Ray Quack Medical Neon Therapy Device with Carry Case that I picked at a local estate sale. This Master Violet Ray is Model M-66 and was made in Marion Indiana by Master Appliances and is in "working" condition. I plugged it in and rotated the control knob and it started making a vibrating crackling sound. I inserted one of the glass tubes and the tube glowed purple (or violet). It comes with all the tubes you see in my photo but it appears to be missing the "rake" tool and it has two of the "mushroom" tip tools. All the tubes glowed except the "Y" shaped tube. I don't know if it has lost its neon or what. There is a small tape repair to the cord next to the violet ray wand but it does not appear to affect the operation. The insulation must have come loose from the cord at that spot. Also, there is no paperwork or instructions in the box so you're only getting what you see in my photo.
About the Master Violet Ray from wikipedia, the free on-line encyclopedia:
A Violet ray is an antique medical device used in electrotherapy. Their construction usually feature a combination of a disruptive discharge coil with an interrupter to apply a high voltage, high frequency, and low current to the human body for therapeutic purposes. Their basic construction was invented by Nikola Tesla prior to 1900, who introduced their first prototypes at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Most of the antique violet rays in the US were produced before the Depression era and some of the larger US manufacturers of violet rays were Renulife, Fitzgerald and Fisher. Companies who manufactured violet ray devices, made many other types of electrical appliances as well, e.g. Star Electric, which also manufactured stock ticker machines. Many of the companies who were able to continue manufacturing violet rays after the depression, stopped making them due to World War II when they began manufacturing radio coils or other electrical components for the war instead. A typical violet ray device consisted of an ungrounded electrical control box that controlled the interrupter and which housed the magneto coil, and an attached bakelite or other handle housing which contained the high voltage coil and an insertion port for attachments. Glass evacuated tubes of varying shapes and for different therapeutic uses could be inserted into the bakelite handle to apply the resulting current to different parts of the body. Violet ray treatments were said to cure everything from lumbago to carbuncles. From an antique Master Violet Ray manual c. 1920 comes this treatment advice: Brain Fog - Use Applicator No. I over forehead and eyes. Also treat the back of head and neck with strong current in direct contact with the skin. Treat the spine and hold the electrode in the hand. Ozone inhalations for about four minutes are also of importance. During the 1940's and 1950's, makers of violet ray devices were subjected to numerous lawsuits and multiple actions by the US government including recalls, seizures, forfeitures and orders to have them destroyed. The last manufacturer of violet ray devices in the US was Master Electric. The company was subjected to a 1951 lawsuit in Marion, Indiana, and the devices were seized by the FDA. While their manufacture was prohibited in the US by case law, violet ray devices are still manufactured by companies outside of the US and are still widely used in Europe A Nice Quack Device to add to your collection or to give as a gift to that special friend or loved one!!! This lot is sold "As Described". Please don't be confused by my low minimum and no reserve requirement. It is not an indication of low value or poor quality condition. See my description for any specific or obvious condition issues. I start most of my auctions at this low price and let my Buyers determine final sales price. The Photo(s) I have attached are actual photos, not stock reproduction photos. This is the actual item for sale! Shipping
Weight for this item will be 5 pounds and it will be shipped
anywhere in the lower 48 States via USPS Priority Mail Shipping in a Medium Flat Rate Shipping Box.
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