The Fat Jiggling Machine :

Found on eBay : A vintage exercise device that can... well, uh... I don't know.

Can you figure it out?

The device was made by Battle Creek Equipment in Michigan, US. The company has a long history of making health and fitness equipment, along with medical devices.

The person who owns it tells me "I got it at this junk shop in Newark, NY. I saw it and thought it was weird & cool and had no clue what it was."

From looking at it, it would appear the user hoists themselves on the machine and gets a right-royal jiggle-massage in the butt and thigh department.

They are apparently referred to as "roller massagers". A browse through the Diet Blog archives found at least one happy customer from the 1970s.

I would love to find one of those roller machine with the dowls that roll arround and you sit front or back or side and it does help break the fat down. I used one at a Gloria Marhalls back in the 70's.

A classic.

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