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Violet Wand
This is a popular albeit expensive BDSM toy for those interested in electricity play. The violet wand is based on the Tesla Coil, which converts household current into low current, high-frequency, high voltage current up to 30,000 volts. This is basically static electricity, the same principle used when we did our Sideshow act with the girl in the electric chair. We could shoot sparks off her fingers and even light a torch off her fingers. The high frequency electricity traveled across her skin but not into her body. The violet wand has gas filled blown glass attachments that glow with an eerie purplish light, and sparks will jump off of it to your fingers or other body parts. They don’t hurt, but they do tingle. The violet wand kits were originally manufactured as a quack medical device that claimed to cure almost anything. In our collection, we have an original 1930 model called the Master Ray. Sounds like the name of a dom. Better and safer versions for the BDSM crowd are now being manufactured. Rupert Huse and Sons manufactures a version that glows orange, and they also make the traditional purple version. Their site has information on violet wands and even includes the original manual for the antique unit we have. As with the 1930’s original, their kit includes the blown glass attachments of a rake, a mushroom, and a probe. They also include a large and a small globe, which have the electricity arcing around inside of them for that great mad scientist effect that you have seen with the stand-alone balls popular around Halloween. The larger the bulb, though, the weaker the spark. There is also a wartenberg pinwheel, a finger stinger, a bead chain whip, and a body contact pad. The later works just like the electric chair bit, allowing you to shoot sparks off of your finger. A different version from another manufacturer called the Violet Wand Deluxe Kit is available from JT’s Stockroom. It includes a body handle probe (similar to the body contact pad), the mushroom tube and rake blown glass attachments, a dancing chain (mini chain whip), wartenburg pinwheel, and a gold plated rolling drum. Both of the units above have important differences from the older antique models and cheaper units from other manufacturers. The plug that goes into the wall has a spark gap isolator, which is an important safety feature as it isolates the wand from the line voltage. They also do not have the cheaper wax core, which can melt with longer periods of use. As with anything dealing with electricity, there are important safety precautions to keep in mind. You generally should not do any electrical play above the waist, which would bring it to close to the heart. The wand is one of the safest forms of electrical play as the current penetrates very shallowly into the skin, although experts suggest you avoid anything above the neck. You should be wary of piercings, especially fairly new ones, that could conduct electricity into the body. Taking off any metal jewelry is also a good idea. One expert also suggests removing any rubberwear, and you certainly should not wear anything with metallic threads in it. Obviously, the blown glass tubes should not be inserted, nor should any of the attachments. The idea is that the electricity flows across the skin, not inside of you. It is also a really bad choice for bathtub play or around water. You don’t want to hold it in any one place for very long as it could burn, not just from the heat, but because it also puts out ultraviolet light, the same stuff that gives you sunburns. Obviously, it would take quite awhile to burn someone this way, but since there are always those who tend to push things a little too far, we thought it was an important consideration. Keep it away from potentially flammable clothing or alcohol. Lighter fluid soaked cloth on our torches was easily ignited by the spark from the girl’s fingerer in our electric chair presentation. Used in conjunction with a piece of metal, some people have used it for branding play. You also should avoid using it on someone with a heart condition, epilepsy, or any other serious medical condition. We can’t tell you that playing with the
violet wand is 100% safe, but it is the safest form of electricity play,
especially if you use the safer modern version. With common sense and a
little caution, it offers a unique form of stimulation that has become
very popular with the BDSM crowd.
-JB |
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