Cart

Your Shopping Cart is empty.

Continue Shopping

Richardson's Magneto Galvanic Battery, Quack Medical Amulet

$88.00  $52.80

Up To 50% Off,30-Day Returns
Add to Wish
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: See photo for condition, LMK if you have questions
  • Maker: Richardson
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
  • 1000 Units in Stock
  • Location:Saint Charles, Missouri
  • Ships to:Worldwide
  • heart Popularity - 2026 views, 289.4 views per day, 7 days on eBay. Super high amount of views. 100 sold.
  • usd Price - Avg: $0.00, Low: $0.00, High: $0.00. Best quality when compared to PicClick similar items.
  • star Seller - + items sold. 0% negative feedback. Great seller with very good positive feedback and over 50 ratings.
See photos for condition<br>An American galvanic pendant dating from around 1881. Galvanism is the therapeutic application of electric currents to the body, it was a popular branch of quack medicine throughout the nineteenth century and its use continued until the early 1900s. It takes its name from Italian physiologist, Luigi Galvani (1737-98) who discovered that electric currents could affect muscle activity in dissected animals. Also known as the Richardson's battery , this galvanic pendant was based on the principle that dissimilar metals cause small electrical current. The pendant would be worn around the neck and hung against the skin of the patient's chest. It was thought to 'cure' a range of neurological and rheumatic conditions by infusing the blood with electricity.<br>