Prostatitis? (Oct, 1949)
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Source: Detective World ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1949
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Source: Detective World ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Oct, 1949
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The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices in St. Paul, Minnesota has a rather large collection of these devices, including the very disturbingly named, Recto Rooter.
Comment by MrBaliHai — June 2, 2007 @ 2:05 pm
That’s right, I forgot they had those there. I used to live right across the river from the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices when it was still at St. Anthony Main. That was a great museum.
Comment by Charlie — June 2, 2007 @ 4:53 pm
Y’know, I still can’t figure out what happened to St. Anthony’s. It used to be a fantastic place. Now it’s just sad and deserted.
Fortunately, the museum’s collection is still intact. They just moved it into the St. Paul Science Museum.
Comment by MrBaliHai — June 2, 2007 @ 7:58 pm
Wow, no comments relating this device to the prison story on the cover?!? I’m not sure if I’m proud or disappointed…
Comment by Kryten007 — June 2, 2007 @ 8:23 pm
That cover is hilarious.
Not only is the “lust-crazed convict” wearing a suit, but the “warden’s wife” is both anatomically implausible and not quite dressed in the way one would expect a “warden’s wife” to dress at the time. For one thing, she doesn’t appear to be wearing a bra, and for another her breast seems to be growing out of the middle of her chest.
Comment by Blurgle — June 3, 2007 @ 5:59 am
Also, “welcome relief”?
Comment by Blurgle — June 3, 2007 @ 5:59 am
thanks for posting this, I happened to find one of these in a garage I was cleaning out last night, and I had to google it.
Comment by Jim — March 10, 2008 @ 8:20 am