UV light treatment apparatus

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OBJECT TYPE: HIGH FREQUENCY
DATE: 1920–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0541.001

MANUFACTURER: Branston, Chas. A. Co.
MODEL: VIOLET RAY HIGH FREQUENCY GENERATOR 7
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 11368
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LEATHER-COVERED WOODEN CASE WITH METAL FITTINGS/ WOOD GENERATOR CASING & ELECTRODE HOLDER/ SYNTHETIC KNOB & CORD COVERS/ GLASS & METAL ELECTRODES/ VELVET CASE LINING/ LEATHER ( ? ) HANDLE/ FABRIC RIBBON.

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Height: 18.6 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: EXAMPLE OF ONE MODEL OF SEVERAL MFD. BY CHARLES BRANSTON CO., TORONTO ONT CANADA.
Function: TO RELIEVE A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL AILMENTS THROUGH THE USE OF ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS AND HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL CURRENT
Technical: ADVERTISED AS TREATING EVERYTHING FROM CONSTIPATION TO CANCER, ANEURISMS TO ACNE, SUCH DEVICES WERE EXTREMELY POPULAR C. 1900- 1930. UV LIGHT TREATMENT AND ELECTRO-THERAPY APPARATUS REFLECT THE GENERAL POPULATION'S FACINATION WITH ELECTRICITY AND MFRS' WILLINGNESS TO EXPLOIT THIS FACINATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: WHITE PRINTING ON RIBBON READS 'THE BRANSTON VIOLET RAY FREQUENCY GENERATOR'/ MFR'S PLATE WITH WHITE LETTERED MFR'S NAME, INCISED MODEL & SERIAL NO.
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK LEATHER COVERING ON CASE EXTERIOR; MAROON VELVET LINING./ GENERATOR CASING STAINED BROWN, AND VARNISHED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC ELECTRODE HOLDER & HANDLE.
Decoration: N/A

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Branston, Chas. A. Co., UV light treatment apparatus, circa 1920–1930, Artifact no. 1982.0541, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0541.001/

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