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Gustav Zander's 1892 Exercise Machines Still Fascinate

Original: From Dr. G. Zander’s Medico-Mechanische Gymastik (1892). Source: Tekniska Museet / Flickr: The Commons https:// pdimagea

Historic images of Dr. Gustav Zander's medico-mechanical gymnastics apparatus, published in 1892 and now held by Sweden's Tekniska Museet, are circulating again in the public domain. The photographs show elaborate Victorian-era machines designed for mechanical exercise therapy, the precursors of modern gym equipment. Viewers are struck by how contemporary the contraptions look, with early workout machines resembling today's fitness gear more than a century later.

Why now: The striking resemblance between these 19th-century therapeutic machines and modern gym equipment makes the historical photos resonate with today's fitness audiences.

Gustav ZanderTekniska MuseetFlickr CommonsSweden

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• From Dr. G. Zander’s Medico-Mechanische Gymastik (1892). Source: Tekniska Museet / Flickr: The Commons https:// pdimagearchive.org/images/8da0 0514-f496-492e-b9f8-96bfee1a0f6f # muscles # exercise # sitting # fitness # equipment # mechanism # photography # art # publicdomain · pdimagearchive · 1

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