Arnold Massage Vibrator, No. 1
Arnold Massage Vibrator, No. 1
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- Description
- This label on the motor of this vibrator reads “No. 1 / Arnold / Massage Vibrator / VOLT 110 AMP. 25 / NO. 842331 ARNOLD ELECTRIC CO. RACINE, WIS.” The label in the lid of the cardboard box reads “Certificate of / Warranty / and Guarantee... ARNOLD ELECTRIC CO. / RACINE, WISCONSIN.” The United States Standard Electrical Co. was formed in 1904 and produced small electrical devices sold under the name Arnold. It became the Arnold Electric Company in 1914.
- Ref: ad for “Arnold Massage Vibrator” that “Keeps Women Young and the Family Well,” in Popular Mechanics (Oct. 1913).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Vibrator
- maker
- Arnold Electric Company
- place made
- United States: Wisconsin, Racine
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- rubber (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- textile (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- purple (overall color)
- Measurements
- average spatial: 10.2 cm x 29.6 cm x 19 cm; 4 1/32 in x 11 21/32 in x 7 15/32 in
- ID Number
- 1994.0364.01
- catalog number
- 1994.0364.01
- accession number
- 1994.0364
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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