Wilshire Electric Belt

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical device
gptkbp:advertisedBy magazines
newspapers
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Wilshire Electric Belt Company Belt
gptkbp:claimedToTreat impotence
general weakness
nervous disorders
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilshire Electric Belt
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Wilshire_Electric_Belt_Company
gptkbp:marketedAs cure for various ailments
gptkbp:marketedIn early 20th century
late 19th century
gptkbp:notableFor history of medical quackery
gptkbp:operatedBy electricity
gptkbp:type quack medical device
gptkbp:wornBy waist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gaylord_Wilshire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6