Electric Corsets

In 1800s America, corsets took a strange turn toward the bizarre, even the fetishistic. The smaller the waist, the more feminine the woman.

Electric Corsets! I kid you not!

ELECTRIC CORSET, 1882. /nDr. Scott's Electric Corset. American newspaper advertisement, 1882 Stock Photo - Alamy

Before FitBits, There Were Electric Corsets - The Atlantic

TWO orig 1886 Dr Scott's Electric Corsets & Belts quack medical full page ads

Advertisement for Dr. Scott's electric belt and corset by George A. News Photo - Getty Images

The Electric Corset and Other Victorian Miracles: Medical Devices and Treatments from the Golden Age of Quackery : Agnew, Jeremy: : Books

Electric Blue Beaded Applique Underbust Corset – Corseti Couture

Dr. Scott's electric corsets & belts - NYPL Digital Collections

Vintage Electric Corset Wall Tapestry by StarkCade

Starling Fitness - Fitness, diet, and health weblog » The Electric Corset: 1883 Is Very Similar to 2008

c1890s DR.SCOTT'S ELECTRIC PRODUCTS~Vtg Quackery Print Ad Lot 6~Hair Brush,Belt+