Generator, Ultraviolet ray
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- OBJECT TYPE
- High frequency
- DATE
- 1920–1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0248.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Branston, Chas. A. Co.
- MODEL
- 27
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 19806
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 18
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE WITH FABRIC COVER & LINING & METAL HARDWARE/ SYNTHETIC/ LEATHER HANDLE/ METAL & GLASS/ METER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 36.0 cm
- Width
- 25.0 cm
- Height
- 19.0 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
- Branston
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
MADE & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO RELIEVE A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL AILMENTS THROUGH THE USE OF ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS AND HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL CURRENT/ FOR HOME USE - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF EARLY FASCINATION WITH ELECTRICITY FOR USE AS A CURE-ALL FOR PHYSICAL AILMENTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFG PLATE: 'MANUFACTURED BY/ CHAS. A. BRANSTON LIMITED/ TORONTO. CANADA./ MODEL 27 SERIAL 19806/ VOLTS 110 AMPS 1/3'/ EMBOSSED IN TOP PANEL: 'BRANSTON VIOLET RAY HIGH FREQUENCY GENERATOR'/ ON RIBBON IN LID: 'BRANSTON VIOLET RAY/ HIGH FREQUENCY GENERATOR'/ FACE OF METER READS: 'PATTERN NO 14/ ALTERNATING CURRENT/ 0 20 40 60 80/ VOLTS/ BRANSTON/ SINUSOIDAL/ JEWELL ELECTRICAL 4S238 INSTRUMENT CO.'
- Missing
- CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRODES IS BROKEN AT TOP & PART MISSING
- Finish
- BLACK CASE WITH BLUE LINING & GOLD LETTERING/ BLACK KNOBS & TOP PANEL/ BROWN CONNECTOR WITH BLACK & BROWN SPECKLED CORD
- Decoration
- N/A
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Branston, Chas. A. Co., Generator, Ultraviolet ray, circa 1920–1930, Artifact no. 1990.0248, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1990.0248.001/
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