Shocking low violet wand prices
We have reduced our prices for violet wands even further! Our violet wand kits, well actually they glow an unusual orange, have been reduced by £10 to $75/£55 including worldwide shipping. If you haven’t heard of these fun bits of kit, read on.
What is a violet wand?
Violet wands are electrifying fun for electro-play. If you know, you know. If you don’t, they are an antique quack medical appliance, sometimes called a violet ray, used during the early 20th century to discharge in electrotherapy with great potential for BDSM. Their construction usually featured a disruptive discharge coil with an interrupter to apply a high voltage, high frequency, low current to the human body for therapeutic purposes. All manner of wild claims were made for their efficacy ranging from treating carbuncles to catarrh and almost anything else you can imagine.
Their basic construction was invented before 1900 by Nikola Tesla, who introduced his first prototypes at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893. Most of the antique violet rays in the US were produced before the Depression era, and some of the larger US manufacturers of violet rays were Renulife, Fitzgerald, and Fisher. Companies who manufactured violet ray devices made many other types of electrical appliances as well, e.g. Star Electric, which also manufactured stock ticker machines.
A typical violet ray device consisted of an ungrounded, electrical control box that controlled the interrupter and housed the magneto coil, and an attached Bakelite or other handle housing which contained the high voltage coil and an insertion port for attachments. Glass, evacuated tubes of varying shapes and for different therapeutic uses could be inserted into the Bakelite handle to apply the resulting current to different parts of the body.
Where’s the fun in a violet wand?
Violet wands have a huge range of potential for sensory and SM play. In short, they produce a static shock that can be varied in intensity from sensual to decidedly ‘ouchy’ by a control knob and by the choice of attachment. You can also transmit the sensation via your own body to your partner’s by holding one of the attachments or a purpose-designed body pad. Typically, this will be your hand, finger or even your tongue. The fun doesn’t end there as kinky minds have come up with a plethora of other attachments such as floggers, Wattenberg wheels, claws, gloves and, yes, even electro-conductive rope. Metallic attachments tend to be the most intense with some even capable of branding. However, I am rather cautious of any device that is conductive, unless a spark gap is included within a non-conductive component, as if there is a fault, it could transmit mains voltage. This caveat applies especially if using a vintage device as some are over 100 years old when electrical safety standards were minimal and components are likely to have deteriorated. Glass attachments are very safe since glass is non-conductive.
Where can I get violet wands and how much?
Antique sets often appear on eBay cheaply in unrestored condition but it isn’t sensible to trust ancient electrical devices of dubious safety. There are many excellent restorers who specialise in such equipment but you can expect to pay a minimum of several hundred dollars for a nice set. Of course, half the pleasure there is owning a wonderful bit of history and, if you are a hardcore player, the other half is that they tend to be very powerful.
The good news is that violet wands are still being made and I have sourced some nice little starter sets for a very reasonable price, less that half the price some retailers are charging, at under $75/£55 including worldwide shipping. Here’s a video telling you a bit more about violet wands in general and showing you my sets.