Tower Exerciser and Reducer

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Name/Title

Tower Exerciser and Reducer

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.138

Description

This vibrating exercise belt was a common piece of equipment used mostly by women in the 1900's. It was thought that excessive vibrations would vibrate fat away.

Use

Exercise

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Tower Manufacturing Corporation

Date made

circa 1929

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Machine, Exercise

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Fitness

Nomenclature Class

Recreational Devices

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

36-1/2 in

Width

13-1/2 in

Material

Metal