Quack Violet Ray Machine

Name/Title

Quack Violet Ray Machine

Entry/Object ID

1000.1632.7

Description

Machine, Violet Ray, Quack

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Amos M. Cato

Notes

possible date made: 1930s where made: Little Rock, AR model name: Violetta

Material

Wood

Color

Black

General Notes

Note

Cures over 80 ailments, numerous glass devices, Quack Medicine. (SEE PHOTO FILE FOR INFO FROM WEB) Artifact label reads: Violet Ray Machine Amos M. Cato, Little Rock, AR 1930s The application of violet rays was said to cure everything from baldness to influenza. Some models also used electricity to generate ozone gas which could be inhaled for supposedly therapeutic applications.