Electro-therapy apparatus
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE/BATTERY
- DATE
- 1900–1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1974.0578.001
- MANUFACTURER
- WILLIAMS, P.G.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Oak wood box; wood, metal & fibre components.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.2 cm
- Width
- 14.6 cm
- Height
- 14.9 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
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Example of one of many variations of the electrotherapy machine thought to be popular across Canada for curing numerous ailments. - Function
-
Used to produce mild electric shock or current, believed beneficial in treating a variety of nervous and organic diseases. - Technical
-
Type sample. This is a later model of the magneto operated machine. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 "P.G. WILLIAMS/ MANUFACTURER/ 6 BARCLAY ST./ NEW YORK" incised on plate securing handle to box top. "[?]MACDONALD/ SURGICAL & VERTERINARY/ INSTRUMENTS/ ANTICEPTIC DRESSINGS ETC." stamped in black in on underside of inner compartment lid, and on inside of box base. Controls, etc. labelled./.2-.8 No markings visible.
- Missing
- Battery missing
- Finish
- Box varnished and metal parts nickel plated; wooden handles on.7-.8 painted black.
- Decoration
- N/A
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WILLIAMS, P.G., Electro-therapy apparatus, circa 1900–1920, Artifact no. 1974.0578, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1974.0578.001/
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