A manual blood circulator

Object number@EPA
TitleA manual blood circulator
CreatorBrit.App.Mfg.Co. (Manufacturer)
DescriptionThis manual bllod circulater has two thousand vibrations per minute are produced by cranking the handle of this massager, which was applied to the body. The massager was claimed to cure pain, deafness, anaemia, heart disease, cramp, polio and ‘women’s problems’. It was invented by Gerald Joseph Macaura, This one was produced by British Appliances Manufacturing Co, based in Leeds, England.
Wrapped in a newspaper that was dated the 1st Janurary 1950. This paper can now be found in the archive under the same URC number.
Production date 1950 - 1950
Production periodTwentieth century, early
Object nameCirculator, blood, Dr Macaura's
Object categoryINSTRUMENT
Dimensions
- Box Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 12 cm
Height: 11 cm
Circulator Length: 29 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: 12 cm