General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

15

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal, synthetic, fabric and rubber components of construction. Battery casing [inside cabinet] may have coated paper facing.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

56.0 cm

Width

38.2 cm

Height

119.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Medical equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

WOCHER

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cincinnati

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This type of machine presumably used c. 1930s, and possibly later.

Canada

Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto ON. Volume of correspondence in UHN file suggests this machine may have been owned & used by Dr. I. Ruebert Smith in Toronto c. 1939-1941+. Stevens & Son Co., Toronto, ON. sold the Bryant apparatus in late 1930s. [see correspondence file in s.i.]

Function

To stimulate and massage the vocal cords.

Technical

Electro-therapy apparatus "designed primarily for the treatment of phonasthenia in singers." Mild electric current delivered to patient via 2 electrodes applied to throat. Motor driven disks rotate at selected speed, producing sound: "note" produced is matched to problem sound range of patient undergoing treatment. (ref.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Plate fixed to cabinet front reads "Surgical/ Supplies/ Hospital/ Furniture/WOCHER'S/ CINCINNATI, OHIO". "Motor" and "Faradic" controls labelled. "W/ WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC" marked on round plate mounted on motor. Larger plate on motor reads "3721/ (3-23-31)/ Westinghouse/ W/ 189981 TYPE ADS MOTOR/ ORDER PARTS BY STYLE AND SERIAL/ H.P./ 1/15 CT HRS. 50 [degrees symbol] FRAME 39-A/ 110 VOLTS 1.27 AMPS R.P.M. 3000/ PATENTS/ 1,379,687 1,387,479 [blank] TO 60 CYCLES/ STYLE 373770 A 6527021 SERIAL/ WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ EAST SPRINGFIELD WORKS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A.". * cont'd in S.I.

Missing

Appears complete. Rubber tubing is damaged but present.

Finish

.1 cabinet has cream-colour enamel finish on most surfaces. Black synthetic 'table top'; black covering on electrical cord; black molded synthetic adjustment knob. Most external fittings, including protective rail mounted on table top are silver metal. Cabinet interior has stained & varnished wood base. Motor housing and connection block have black finish. Battery casing is blue & red..2-.5 silver metal. * cont'd in s.i.

Decoration

N/A