The McGregor Rejuvenator
1932
In a patent filed in 1932, Mr. M.E. Montrude Jr. of Seattle, Washington claimed
that by the use of magnetism, radio waves, infra-red and ultra-violet rays
he could reverse the aging process. The patient was rolled for treatment
on a cart into a machine with only the head outside the chamber. The chamber
does look a bit like an iron lung but the similarity ends there. Below,
rear and side view of the McGregorRejuvenator.
Magnetism was allegedly conveyed to the patient throughout the red chamber.
Radio waves were said to be transmitted via two leather pads located near
the front of the chamber. Inside, the top of
 the
chamber holds fixtures holding red incandescent and blue ultra-violet light
bulbs. The concentration of light bulbs quickly heats the chamber. Left,
front view of Rejuvenator. Leather pads sit atop the blue-striped cushion.
Five McGregor Rejuvenators were placed in a Bekins warehouse in Seattle some
40 years ago, and the inventor never returned to claim them. They were finally
auctioned off after 30 years and bought by Mr. Ed Fitzgerald of Wilson Creek,
Washington who scrapped three of them and provided The Museum of Questionable
Medical Devices with the best remaining example. Below, a model receives
a treatment in the Rejuvenator.
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