UV light treatment apparatus

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OBJECT TYPE
HIGH FREQUENCY/PORTABLE
DATE
1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1986.0375.001
MANUFACTURER
Branston, Chas. A. Co.
MODEL
SINUSOIDAL CONTROLLER 27
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
3914
Part Number
1
Total Parts
9
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOOD HANDLE, CASE, SINUSOIDAL & PLATE/ CASE COVERED WITH SEALGRAIN LEATHER, LINED WITH VELVET/ GLASS ELECTRODES/ METAL HANDLES (2), MASSAGE ROLLER & NO. 2 METAL/ PLASTIC BUTTONS & LABEL/ METAL LOCK & HANDLE/ FABRIC-COVERED ELECTRIC CORD.

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
26.0 cm
Height
17.5 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
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
MADE IN CANADA
Function
GENERAL HOME TREATMENT DEVICE UTILIZING UV RAYS & HIGH FREQUENCY CURRENT FOR RELIEF OF A VARIETY OF AILMENTS
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
Label around button reads 'THE BRANSTON SINUSOIDAL CONTROLLER/MANUFACTURED BY CHAS. A. BRANSTON COMPANY/ TORONTO, CANADA/0-100 VOLTS'/2 plates reading 'SINUSOIDAL-HIGH FREQUENCY'/another label in case cover reading 'MANUFACTURED BY CHAS.A.BRANSTON CO./TORONTO-CANADA/X-RAY & ELECTRO-MEDICAL APPLIANCES/MODEL 27/NO.3914'.
Missing
NO. 12 VAGINAL ELECTRODE, NO. 15 RECTAL, NO. 18 URETHRAL, 2SPONGES NO. 101, NO. 121 ELECTRIC BULB, SINUSOIDAL CHART & COPY OF D EBERHART'S MANUAL.
Finish
BLACK PAINTED WOOD/ BLACK WRINKLE FINISH LEATHER/ TRANSPARENT GLASS/ NICKEL PLATED METAL/ BLACK PLASTIC (LABEL HAS GOLD LETTERING)/B LACK BRAID MATERIAL CORD.
Decoration
N/A

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Branston, Chas. A. Co., UV light treatment apparatus, circa 1917, Artifact no. 1986.0375, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0375.001/

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