Vibrator Made In 1893 Sells For $2,600 Dollars

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"Christie's Kensington auction house in Chelsea, England, said the metal and celluloid vibrator designed by Dr. Benjamin Boyd fetched a total of $2,641 when it was auctioned Sept. 3 as part of the auctioneer's "Out of the Ordinary" sale.

The sum was about $1,100 more than the item was expected to fetch, the auction house said.
The item was listed as an "electrical instrument for medical purposes."

"Accompanying the lot is the facsimile of the United States Patent office application for the instrument," the Christie's catalogue entry for the item reads. "In the early twentieth century, stimulation with vibratory devices for the treatment of female hysteria was a common and lucrative part of many doctors' office practices."

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