Buying Christmas gifts for friends is always tricky. You don’t want to create a problem for them by sticking them with something they don’t like or can’t use. My circle of friends often defaults to wine, which leads to a lot of pointless circulating of bottles between us. Fortunately I have one friend with imagination, and she got me one of my best presents ever – a vintage vibrator.
The device in question can be seen below, with a couple of alternate angles here and here. She actually inherited it from a relative who collected antiques and vintage mechanical/electrical devices. Apparently her partner commented that it looked like it’d be very painful and you’d have to be crazy to allow it anywhere near your private parts. For some odd reason that immediately brought me to her mind, and I therefore had the pleasure of unwrapping it in a busy Seattle restaurant. I’m sure our server at least got a smile out of it.
Anyone surprised that vintage vibrators even exist should check out this article on their history. They were originally developed to ‘cure hysteria’ in women around the end of the nineteenth century. In a nice bit of Victorian double-think, since women weren’t sexual then using a device to induce a ‘hysterical paroxysm’ wasn’t sexual either. It was just a useful medical technique. They were even openly advertised in housekeeping magazines of the time. Here’s an advert I managed to track down for my very own device. Apparently I can look forward to a clear beautiful complexion and wonderfully attractive hair.
From a kinky perspective, the most dangerous bit looks to be the old frayed power cord. Nobody wants to get involved in some inadvertent electrical play at 120V.
Although vibrators are traditionally associated with inducing pleasure they can also be used for some interesting orgasm torture. Forced, ruined and denied orgasms are all fun kinky options. The shot below features Lexi Sindel forcing an orgasm for a man in chastity, which must be particularly uncomfortable. You can click through on the image to see the animated gif at the Femdom Empire blog.
Mrs. Edge has occasionally “forced” a release from me using a vibrator on my chastity cage, and while it’s not unpleasant, it’s a very poor substitute for an actual orgasm. It has a lot of the qualities of a ruined orgasm, because the stimulation happens very quickly, and before I even get warmed up, I feel the immanence and struggle to prolong it. Later, I find myself even more aroused than before.
Hi Tom,
That’s interesting. It’s not something I’ve ever done, and my assumption was that it’d be painful to be erect and forced to orgasm inside a cage. Interesting to know that it’s more similar to a ruined orgasm than anything else. They’re a fun kind of bad :). Oh, and happy new year!
-paltego
A friend (who probably doesn’t know of my kinkiness) told me over Christmas about the film Hysteria on the same topic. I’m meaning to look it up. Does anyone know if it’s worth searching for?
I’m afraid I haven’t seen it yet. Hopefully someone who has can comment. The reviews for it were pretty mixed, but it did look kind of interesting.
-paltego