Records. Acousticon-Acupressure (inclusive), 1908-1974.

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Records. Acousticon-Acupressure (inclusive), 1908-1974.

Correspondence, clippings, promotional materials, and supplementary materials concerning Acousticon (an electronic hearing aid), 1911-1939; Actina (a "magnetic" garment touted as a cure for rheumatism, blindness, and other ills), 1908-1947; Action for Brain-injured Children (an organization which occasionally advocated unorthodox approaches to brain injury and mental retardation), 1973; ACTUAL MEDICAL CASES (a magazine), 1958; and acupressure, 1972-74.

5 folders.

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