Repost, as mentioned in class this week.
The Hitachi Magic Wand, which Hitachi rebranded as the Magic Wand Original so as to dissociate the company name from the product, may be the most popular vibrator in history. This, despite it being designed and marketed as a back massager. It was originally popularized as a sex toy by Betty Dodson, the maven of the sex-positive movement, back in the 1960s.
In this clip, Samantha explains to a massage device store employee the real deal about the Magic Wand. From Sex in the City: