Title
Boston nerve beater
Subject
Neurasthenia--Treatment
Quacks and quackery
Neurasthenia--therapy
Quackery
Quackery
Description
Image 101-1541
Used for beating one's nerves back to normal function
Wooden handle attached to a long piece of softened leather. Handle says "Boston Nerve Beater". "PAT APLD V03"?
Publisher
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
Late 19th cent.
Contributor
Michael Gordon (Firm)
Cravens, Annette
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Contact the History of Medicine Collection with questions.
Format
36x7.5 cm.
Type
Quackery
Image
Still image
Identifier
06.04.01.9
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Nerve beater
Date Created
9/28/2009
Medium
Wood, leather, and steel
Citation
“Boston nerve beater,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16876.