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The Medical Electricians: George A. Scott and His Victorian Cohorts in Quackery

Description: The Medical Electricians by Robert K. Waits Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description THE MEDICAL ELECTRICIANSDr. Scott and his Victorian Colleagues in QuackeryGeorge Augustus Scott, although he gained notoriety (and riches) selling "electric" cure-alls, was a wide-ranging entrepreneur. Scott left behind legitimate legacies: successful manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts and London, and a famously unsuccessful mercantile cooperative in New York.The story of Dr. Scott, a quack peddler of Electric brushes, corsets, and belts, electric in name only, is intertwined with those of several other Victorian Medical Electricians. He mentored protégés who became infamous for quackery: Cornelius B. Harness, in England, and John R. Foran in America; and tangled with a feisty Brooklyn competitor, William C. Wilson, who later took up with Foran. George Scott was not a physician, and avoided referring to himself as Doctor except in his audacious advertisements. He did not seek personal publicity (an attribute rare among quacks) but was well known socially. Scott died a wealthy man at age 48, and his Pall Mall Electric business persisted for years, the last known advertisements appeared in the 1920s.Here are the advertisements and adventures of Scott, Harness, Wilson, Foran and their colleagues in quackery during the latter part of the Nineteenth Century. Author Biography Robert K. Waits lives in the San Francisco Bay area and is a retired Silicon Valley engineer. He became intrigued with the mysterious Dr. Scott while researching the history of safety razors (Before Gillette: The Quest for a Safe Razor). This led to unearthing the stories of the lives of George A. Scott, and his fellow "medical electricians," who afflicted mid-Victorian America and Britain with spurious "curative appliances." Details ISBN 1466346116 ISBN-13 9781466346116 Title The Medical Electricians Author Robert K. Waits Format Paperback Year 2013 Pages 334 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:77540793; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9781466346116

Book Title: The Medical Electricians

Number of Pages: 334 Pages

Publication Name: Medical Electricians : George A. Scott and His Victorian Cohorts in Quackery

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Year: 2013

Subject: Industries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, General, History, Advertising & Promotion

Item Height: 0.8 in

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 26.5 Oz

Subject Area: Business & Economics, Medical, History

Item Length: 9.7 in

Author: Robert Waits

Item Width: 7.4 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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