Sex Machine Museum

Prague is home to the first ever museum dedicated to sex machines. The Sex Machine Museum is located at Melantrichova 18, Prague 1, Old Town -- just off the Old Town Square in the heart of the old town.



A result of founder and owner Oriano Bizzochi's curiosity and research, the collection was first intended for the Museum of Curiosities (in the San Marino republic).

It is an exposition of mechanical erotic appliances, the purpose of which is to bring pleasure and allow extraordinary and unusual positions during intercourse.

On an area of three floors there are more than 200 objects and mechanical appliances on view, a gallery of art with erotic themes, a cinema with old erotic films, erotic clothing and many other things pertaining to human sexuality.

Here a very complicated sex machine is shown -- and below that, what it looks like in use.




Here's a sampling of some of the old sex toys, for men and women.




These hand-cranked masturbation tools (Germany, 1910) seem not only like more work than just using your hands directly, but more suited to the wood work shop. Sure, they're early hand-operated vibrators but they look more like drills to me...



Not everything on display is of a pro-sex nature. For example, this Electric Anti-Masturbation Machine (France, 1915) was used to prevent boys from nighttime delights.



The ring was placed on his penis and if/when an erection was achieved the machine rang a bell in the parent's room. Mortifying for all I'm sure, but less punitive than what it looks like -- I thought it might give the boy a shock.

Here, a tourist recounts the trip to the museum with her father:

"I see," my father said from somewhere behind me. "You're going to pretend you're not with me!"

"You're my Dad--I love you!" I shouted sprinting upstairs to get to the third floor ahead of him. "Now stop talking to me you strange, strange man!"

Too funny ;)

If you continue reading her story, here's a photo of the wall of body piercings mentioned in the story:



Images via ahsoon.net -- more photos there!

For more on sex machines and toys: 1997 video of webcams and Dildonics, (via Fleshbot).