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The first electric vibrator, invented by a British doctor in the 1880s in order to facilitate vulvular massage, an accepted form of treatment for those diagnosed with hysteria (now referred to as Histrionic Personality Disorder) and neurasthenia. It allowed doctors of the time to facilitate many more patients than had been able when the procedure was performed manually and brought some patients to “hysterical paroxysm” in as little as ten minutes.

Your grandmother’s vibrator [Slate]