Raydo Electric Hair Brush, with box
The Raydo Electric Hair Brush was manufactured from 1927 and ran on small batteries. These type of quack medical devices were very popular in the 1930's. The low level electric shocks were believed to have medical healing powers for a number of ailments, including headaches, dandruff and baldness
Picture No
11042053
Media ID
46876869
Size
6000px x 4004px
(4.5MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
1927
