🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Sears and Roebuck Machine

[lostandrare]

So on a long shot, does anyone know what this machine is for? It is $50 and I can't find results or a manual anywhere. It has a good 1/4 horse motor but before thinking about modifying things I'd like to know the original purpose.

 

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[Lafitte Deux]

It appears to be an old massager / weight loss machine.
I seem to remember them as a kid. Do the spindles rotate when you turn it on?

 

[lostandrare]

It appears to be an old massager / weight loss machine.
I seem to remember them as a kid. Do the spindles rotate when you turn it on?

Yes. It has a tension adjustment to the belt. Was thinking it could be torn apart and rebuilt as a small trommel sifter.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

Yeah I think I remember it as a massager.

 

[bowwinkles]

Vintage rotating massage machine:

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[AU Seeker]

So on a long shot, does anyone know what this machine is for? It is $50 and I can't find results or a manual anywhere. It has a good 1/4 horse motor but before thinking about modifying things I'd like to know the original purpose.

As others have mentioned it is a massage machine, here's a link to one that sold recently on eBay, it has a sightly different model number but looks much the same other than color, I believe from the model numbers yours is a little later model.

It sold for $399.99, if I were you I would put it on eBay to see if it sells for close to that!!!

Vintage Sears Wooden Roller Massager Butt Thighs Abdomen Hip Owners Manual | eBay

Mid-1980’s. Condition is used. This has been tested and is working. For Local pick up ONLY!

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[CoilyGirl]

Yup a vintage massage machine. A health club my mother belonged to in the early 1970’s had one of those. Like the massager would break up your fat globules or something. 🤣 My sister and I always got in trouble for playing on them when we weren’t;t allowed access into the weight floor. Good times!