Back Scratcher / Massage $9.95
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The origin of the backscratcher is very difficult to determine though this useful tool had been around for hundreds of years at the least. The back scratcher has a universal design; hand shaped with outstretched fingers, attached to one end of a long stick. Whale bone was used earlier in making a back scratcher. Other materials used range from ivory, jade to stainless steel, brass, wood, bamboo and plastic.
A back scratcher has been used for hundreds of years in different forms but have one common purpose. It is also called a "magonote" which means "grandchild's hand' in Japanese culture. All over the world, back scratcher are famous by different names. It has a universal design which is a hand shape with outstretched fingers and long enough to scratch the farthest itchy area.
Other believed that back scratchers originated from the species of animals, like apes, which used some tree branches to scratch their back part. Ancient men seem like to mimic this behavior which indeed created the first concept of the back scratcher.