General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 WOOD CASE, SYNTHETIC INTERIOR PANEL WITH METAL CONTROLS & METER CASING; GLASS COVERED METER; PAPER INSTRUCTION SHEET ATTACHED TO INTERIOR OF LID/.2-.3 METAL & SYNTHETIC/.4 METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

20.0 cm

Width

19.3 cm

Height

21.0 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

Williams

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

PART OF COLLECTION OF MR. JOSEF ELSENER; HE WAS SWISS BORN & TRAINED AS ARMOURER, EMIGRATED TO CANADA IN 1952 & BECAME BUSINESSMAN. HIS COLLECTION OF MORE THAN 1000 PIECES WAS FOCUSED ON FINELY MADE APPARATUS INCLUDING MACHINE TOOLS, SURVEYING EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL APPARATUS & SOME ELECTRICAL TEST & RADIO EQUIPMENT.

Function

DEVICE USED TO PRODUCE MILD ELECTRIC SHOCK OR CURRENT, BELIEVED BENEFICIAL IN TREATING A VARIETY OF NERVOUS & ORGANIC DISEASES.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON INTERIOR PANEL READS "P.G. WILLIAMS/ 12 VESEY ST./ NEW YORK"; GOLD LETTERING ON PAPER INSTRUCTION SHEET READS "WILLIAMS'/ Dial Electro-Magnetic Machine/ For Home or Medical Use." & "P.G. WILLIAMS, Manufacturing Electrician, 12 Vesey Street, New York, U.S.A"

Missing

UNKNOWN

Finish

.1 WOOD STAINED BROWN & COATED, BLACK SYNTHETIC, PLATED CONTROLS, WHITE DIAL FACE WITH COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS/.2PLATED METAL, RED SYNTHETIC/.4 PLATED METAL

Decoration

N/A