Revigator (ca. 1930) |
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| The last of the of the Revigators. The two major departures from
earlier versions are the white color and the fact that the legs are an integral part of
the body of the jar. The label on the Revigator states that it was patented July 16, 1912. This refers to U.S. Patent 1,032,951 taken out by Curt Schmidt, "a subject of the German Emperor," in which he describes the construction of such jars in very general terms.
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The photo to the left shows the cover of a
brochure for the Revigator.
An article entitled "Radium Ore Revigator" in the November 21, 1925 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association states: "As is commonly the case with latter-day pseudo-medicine having large financial resources behind it, the Revigator concern puts forward an hypothesis for which there is no foundation." Ouch! The article goes on to say that these sorts of products possess "no more therapeutic value than a two-dollar watch." Actually, this Revigator would have sold for $29.50 (or so). Size: ca. 16" high, 10 1/2" diameter Exposure Rate: ca. 80 uR/hr at one foot from base Donated by Andy Gulczynski
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