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This is "MacAffy's Anti-Viral 'Revigorator,'"' which purports to cure "all maladies afflicting Man or Machine!"

In reality, it does nothing.

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A strange device in a dark wooden case. It has a wand with two green discs visible. There is a metal plaque which reads, "MacAffy's Anti-Viral 'Revigorator'" and a vintage-seeming pamphlet with usage instructions. The device has a readout for "foot-candles."
This detail of the pamphlet reads, in part, "For all maladies afflicting Man or Machine!" - Wanness, torpor, nervous prostration, fragmentation, piles, dropsy, weak phloem, consumption, chilblains Press back the advance of DEATH’s icy breath with the cheek-ruddying power of REVIGORATOR’s sanitary radium crystals! Applicable to any child of Adam and Eve, no matter their age or condition: suckling infants and hobbling crones alike will see their robustness restored and maladies reversed by MacAffy’s scientific REVIGORATOR. Can also cleanse afflictions in various logical contrivances, such as mechanical adders, sequencing clockworks, and abaci. Validated by the greatest men of science to be greatly effective on all common members of the household (Meat or Machine!): Windows, doors Apples, fruits, vegetables Telephones, telegraphs Tablets Computers, comptrollers, laborers. A Sample Regimen for the Restoration of Robust Health: —Awaken at the first cock-crow, or with such rapidity as permitted by the ailment. —Before breaking fast, pass the REVIGORATOR’s wand over the afflicted areas with wide stance and hemispherical motions. —Rest, so as to allow the ionizing properties to suffuse the inflamed tissues and humors. If in a frenzied state, draw out any infested bloods until soothed. —If a luncheon should be desired, abstain from doing so, and all other base instincts. —Around tea-time, the infirm should become prone and apply REVIGORATOR to the heart...
This close-up shows the plaque, wand, meter readout (with a missing needle), and a dial with mysterious settings like 750, 300, 150, and OFF.
The device in its case is seen in a gallery setting, with other artworks in the background (see earlier in this thread for details).
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