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360: THREE QUACK OSCILLICAST OF DR. ALBERT ABRAMS CIRCA 1920

Three various devices from Dr. Albert Abrams, a charlatan of the first order who has been dubbed the 'Dean of All Twentieth Century Charlatans.' He took quackery to a new level exploiting the public's ignorance when it came to actual technologies like electricity as well as phony ones like 'Oscillation' and 'Radionics.' Around 1916, he wrote a book about Physico-clinical Medicine (another fancy but concocted word): the Practical Application of the Electronic Theory in the Interpretation and Treatment of Disease.

In this lot, two of these 'medical apparatus' bear a tag lettered OSCILLICAST OF DR. ALBERT ABRAMS PHYSICO CLINICAL CO.

None of Dr. Abrams' devices offered true medical or diagnostic benefit. They were eventually declared illegal and ordered destroyed.
Measure 5.5 x 7 x 16 inches.
The condition is as shown in the images.
$150 - $200

August Gallery Auction

Saturday, August 21st 2021


SOLD - $325

Sold Price does not include Buyer's Premium