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This is the infamous quack 1880 Doctor Scott's Electric Brush with handle to cure hair loss and prevent disease. Included is the seldom found compass to show the magic in this device. Compass works very well and also has Scott’s name on backside. Dr. Scott claimed his electric brush would prevent graying, arrest hair loss and cure baldness, dandruff, scalp diseases, headaches and neuralgia, etc.. To prove its amazing power, the compass would twirl when placed above the brush. The quack doctor simply placed a small-magnetized iron rod embedded inside the brush to show naive customers the magic. Size is 8" length x 2." wide. In the book “Quack Tales of Medical Fraud” by Bob McCoy, page 65, a photo of Dr. Scott’s quack brush is shown and description of quack fraudulent claims. We will include a photo copy of this advertisement. McCoy states that a myriad of electric brush fraud scammers claiming to be Doctors were also found to have fake medical degrees. Brush is made of Gutta Percha and has a few cracks, but displays very well. These 125+ year-old quack devices are seldom found and will highlight any collection of quack medical items.
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