Note
A version of the German Lebensweker
Used in Baunscheidtism practices
For irritating skin to purify the body.
Quack medical, in original box
Artifact label reads:
Lebensweker (Skin Irritant)
John Linden, Cleveland, OH
Early 1900s
This Resuscitator is an American version of Carl Bauschiedt s Lebensweker, or Life Awakener. Also called Artificial Leeches, the spring-loaded needles would be coated with toxic oils which would result in boils. When the boils burst it was thought to be disease-causing agents leaving the body.