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Quackery
Medical quackery is the practice of aggressively promoting an unproven medical treatment. Learn more about the miracle cures in our collection:
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Actina Battery Actina Battery comes in cloth-covered box (purple). Printed information on box faded (now only visible under black light). Battery is nickle-plated with copper band spiraling down. 1886 |
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Barrett Eye Normalizer EYE MASSAGER. 2 rotating eye cups attached to an oblong, chrome body. Knob at side of box. c. 1920 |
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Eye massage device Exerciser. In worn leather pull-off case. |
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Eye Massager White plastic eye mask with black plastic, pin-hole eye inserts. Inside of mask is lined with gray foam. Black head strap is adjustable elastic with Velcro on ends. Instructional booklet is published in several languages, housed in accession file. c. 1996 |
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Galvanic Spectacles Plastic frames with dark green lenses. Mounted to the inside is an additional metal frame with both insulated and exposed electrical wiring. Around the oculars fit two plastic eye pieces. Temples are missing and both oculars appear to be missing some additional lens or other mechanism to make th c1905 |
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Galvanic Stimulator Wooden box containing battery. Underneath battery is a space with wires and electrodes. This small machine was designed for home use to stimulate the blood and organs. 1920-1935 |
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Ideal Sight Restorer Black case with a red interior, gold letter on inside of lid. Quackery device. c1920 |
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Ideal Sight Restorer Quackery device made by The Ideal Co., New York. In green leather box, c.1900. c1900 |
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Newspaper clipping: Academy president Goldstein warns of quack speech training schools William Benedict+ MD Collection Publications Publications |
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Newspaper clipping: quack hearing aids duping public warns Academy William Benedict+ MD Collection Publications Publications |
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Ferry, Andrew: Dr. Cogan Ophthalmic History Society Publications Publications |
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Ferry, Andrew: The Blow Family of Virginia, Their Slave Sam, and Dr. Cogan Ophthalmic History Society Publications Publications |
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Cogan, David (deceased 1993): John Taylor MD (with Comments on Bach and Handel) Cogan Ophthalmic History Society Publications Publications |
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Ferry, Andrew: Dr. Cogan Ophthalmic History Society Publications Publications |
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Ferry, Andrew: Dr. Cogan Ophthalmic History Society Publications Publications |
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Ferry, Andrew: 'Professor' William C. Cogan Ophthalmic History Society Publications Publications |
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