In 1902, the American company Hamilton Beach patented the first electric vibrator available for retail sale. The vibrator became the fifth domestic appliance to be electrified, after the sewing machine, fan, tea kettle, and toaster, and about a decade before the vacuum cleaner and electric iron.
The home versions soon became extremely popular, with advertisements in periodicals such as Needlecraft, Woman's Home Companion, and the Sears & Roebuck catalog. A 1910 advertisement claimed that: "Vibration promotes life and vigour, strength and beauty."
Today, drug stores like Walgreens stock “personal massagers” for the relief of sore muscles, aches, and general relaxation. Yeah…relaxation. Exactly.
Here’s to a century of health benefits provided by the vibrator.
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