Electro-therapy apparatus
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0193.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wood case. Brass & steel connections & coil unit, attached to wooden base. Wood handle with felt head on electrode fitting. fabric covering on connecting cords.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 24.4 cm
- Width
- 19.7 cm
- Height
- 18.0 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Example of the sort of electrotherapy apparatus very popular in the early 1900s. - Function
-
Used to produce & administer a mild electric shock or current, believed useful in the treatment of a variety of nervous & organic diseases. - Technical
-
Sample of an electrotherapy machine using an induction coil. Many variations of this model exist by numerous manufacturers. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 Controls are labelled..1-.4 No mfr., etc. markings visible on any of the components.
- Missing
- Probably missing electrode attachments.
- Finish
- Case is stained & varnished. Lacquered brass. Steel connections & coil are nickel plated.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Electro-therapy apparatus, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1979.0193, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1979.0193.001/
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