Renulife Violet Ray Generator Antique medical device 1934. With Case

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Renulife Violet Ray Generator Antique medical device 1934
This is a 1930’s Renulife Model R Violet Ray Generator in great shape. Its manufacturer promised that the device would relieve constipation, clear the complexion, and calm the nerves, among many other uses. Quackery at its finest.
Electrical medical devices like this one were popular for decades among physicians, irregular practitioners, and home users, who could purchase them through catalogs and drugstores. The machine plugs into an electrical wall outlet. A glass electrode plugs into the wand, produces a violet glow, and delivers a spark when touched to the skin. The strength of the spark, controlled by the voltage selector, ranges from mild to quite intense. Attachments could stimulate many body parts. The attachments for this model were labeled surface/general body, external throat, internal throat, single eye/nipple, rake comb, large body, spinal, fulguration/cauterizing, general metal electrode, and rectal/prostate. The operator can change the output either to violet ray or to ozone (to be used with an optional ozone generating attachment for inhalation). The operator can also select either external or internal use.
Please see pics for condition. Few scratches on case as shown. Really great shape for the age of this unit.