Electro-therapy apparatus
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1900–1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0606.001
- MANUFACTURER
- WILLIAMS ELECTRO MEDICAL BATTERY CO.
- 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 case with metal electrical components and a sealed and evacuated ? glass tube; metal, fabric and wood components/accessories.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.3 cm
- Width
- 16.0 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
- Williams Electro
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
A model similar in function to the first truly Canadian electro-medical device built and patented by London, Canada West by Palmer.1 - Function
-
Used to produce mild electric shock or current believed beneficial in treating a variety of nervous and organic diseases. By placing the metal points upon the skin previously dried by a little powdered rice, a slight amount of irritation is induced. (Thomas J. Hayes resident medical officer of the Toronto General Hospital attested to the use of batteries on patients) 1 - Technical
-
Typical example of late 19th century electro therapy. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Engraved plate fixed to control panel reads "WILLIAMS/ ELECTRO MEDICAL/ BATTERY CO./ 1679 BROADWAY, N.Y. ". Controls, connections, etc. labelled/ Please see Directions [for use] in Supp. Info. file.
- Missing
- Dry cell battery missing; possibly also missing other components/accessories.
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- N/A
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WILLIAMS ELECTRO MEDICAL BATTERY CO., Electro-therapy apparatus, circa 1900–1930, Artifact no. 1969.0606, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0606.001/
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