Dr. Olgierd Lindan’s Collection of Unusual Medical Devices & Antique Electronics

WU-vies will find much to amuse them on this page of weird medical gadgets.

One of the prime charlatans whose stuff is on display was a fellow named Dr. Albert Abrams pictured to the right.

You can read a book he wrote here.

Who We Are
Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Comments

Electricity "cured" many an ill. It cured me of inquisitiveness! I used to wonder what lived in those two little holes!

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Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/06/11 at 10:29 PM

I knew a couple of boys in high school who peed on an electric fence to learn their lesson.

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Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 11/08/11 at 01:15 AM

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