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Phrenology
Instructor Signed Fowler 1872 |
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Baunscheidt's
Lebenswecker (Ebony) |
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"Illustrated New Self Instructor
(Phrenology Physiology) by L N Fowler, who pioneered the study of
phrenology. Signed by him addressed to Miss Reading in 1872. The
material bound, gold embossed book 18 x12cm is in excellent
condition. There are no missing pages and no tears or creases.
Minimal age related discolouration. It makes fascinating reading! |
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Literally "Life awakener". A rare
instrument 30cm long made from ebony. Pressure at the narrow end
pushes a series of very sharp needles into the longsuffering
patient. The theory was that this would act as a counter irritant
and by producing and artificial eruption (exanthem) would help the
body to excrete the impure fluids and so cure all kinds of disease. |
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Original Baunscheidt
Lebenswecker by Droz |
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An original Carl Baunscheidt
Lebenswecker as distributed by F H Droz in America for the common
mid to late 19th century practice of Baunscheidtism. The theory was that rubbing the skin with toxic oils and piercing it with the
Lebenswecker would produce a counter irritation which would divert the bodies attention away from illness
and infection and a host of other complaints and so doing restore
health. This is not one of the counterfeits which the public were
warned to avoid, but the original German instrument as confirmed by
the presence of a "B" (for Baunscheidt) printed on the head of
needles. It is marked on the ebony stem and also on the horn needle
cover with the sign of a British patent crown and under this "Patent
Baunscheidt Endenich Bonn". It comes with its original box and
label listing the conditions suitable for treatment in English and
German. This instrument is the same one
illustrated and referred to in a definitive work on the Lebensweker
recently published by Prof
Dirk Spennemann
which for those who are interested can be downloaded
here (NB 100mb in size)
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