Bizarre Vintage "Heat Massager"

[Dr Doran]

Yeah, I know I'm opening myself (ouch) up to jokes by admitting that I just won this. But hey, it was uber-cheap (forgot how to get an umlaut) and the box is very funny. It's a vintage (apparently 1950s) "heat massager," year unknown, and the condition seems to be perfect. Good for "muscular aches"! Sounds a little too Mad Men, but .... Take a look and tell me what you think ... the girl on the box is a real looker, too.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110454164481&ssPageName=ADME:L:COSI:US:1123

 

[Dr Doran]

Gorgeous. Thanks.

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

......

 

[resortes805]

 

[Tomasso]

^^^

Is that guy winking?

 

[Dr Doran]

So.....are these ***** or what?

OH DEAR. Isn't someone's mind in the gutter.

 

[Mr. 'H']

As you said, very Mad Men. I seem to recall one being used in this scene:

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

OH DEAR. Isn't someone's mind in the gutter.

Hey, you're the one buying "personal massagers," not me.

 

[Dr Doran]

Hey, you're the one buying "personal massagers," not me.

Well, well, well, will you listen to Little Miss "I Passed The Bar Exam And Now I'm The Riposte Queen."

 

[Story]

Is that guy winking?

Nah, I think he just got goosebumps.

 

[dhermann1]

Well, whatever. But please take note, the item seems to be from the UK. They have 220 volt power there. If you try to plug it in, funny things might happen. It will probably get half as hot as it's meant to, or something. Of course it will have an incompatible plug, too. Anyway, post some pics of it when you receive it.
Edit: Yes, looking closer, I see it says "Made inEngland" and "200 to 250 volt". Good luck!

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

Well, well, well, will you listen to Little Miss "I Passed The Bar Exam And Now I'm The Riposte Queen."

Oh I've been the queen of that far longer than I've been an esquire.

 

[rmrdaddy]

I missed that MadMen scene, but my barber does have an electric hand massage deal that he uses on you after a haircut, shave, etc...
It fits on his hand like a glove and buzzes like a nest of wasps, but it feels great!

 

[Dr Doran]

I can get an electricity converter. They are surprisingly cheap.

 

[Dr Doran]

I mean ... I mean ... not that I want to USE that weird thing, just have it on a shelf for novelty value (turns beet red; FADE OUT.)

 

[cookie]

I mean ... I mean ... not that I want to USE that weird thing, just have it on a shelf for novelty value (turns beet red; FADE OUT.)

lol lol

 

[Forgotten Man]

Oh you guys!

The term “Vibrator” back in those days was just for an electric massager… Not marketed as a massager for the alternative southern massage for the lonley!

I think that item is neat; too bad it is from England where their current is a bit different as well as the plugs. But, you may be able to find an adaptor or some kind of current converter for it.

 

[Dr Doran]

Not marketed as such, but surely (one guesses) used as such by the lonely.

Yes, a converter is very cheap.

 

[Dr Doran]

The shape of the instrument is awfully phallic.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

The shape of the instrument is awfully phallic.

And the ad is from Frederick's of Hollywood, a store long famous for peekaboo lingerie and furry handcuffs ...

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