Electro-therapy apparatus

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1047.001

MANUFACTURER: McIntosh Battery & Optical Co.
MODEL: PORTABLE WALL PLATE
LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 240
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: "ARTIFICIAL LEATHER" COVERING (ON FABIRC BACKING) ON WOOD CASE & ON HANDLE; METAL HARDWARE; METAL & SYNTHETIC CONTROL PANEL COMPONENTS; FIBRE COVERED CORDS; PAPER INSTRUCTION SHEET & BATTERY COVERS

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.5 cm
Width: 24.3 cm
Height: 30.0 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: McIntosh
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Illinois
City: Chicago

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: CURRENT PRODUCED BY APPARATUS USED TO UNDERTAKE ELECTROLYSIS FOR REMOVING SUPERFLUOUS HAIR, MOLES, ETC. ALSO USED FOR VIBRATOR & MASSAGE PURPOSES.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE ON FRONT OF CASE READS: 'McINTOSH/ BATTERY & OPTICAL Co/ CHICAGO'; CONTROL DIAL READS: 'McINTOSH Co. CHICAGO [LOGO] PORTABLE WALL PLATE NO.240/ DIRECT CURRENT GALVANIC 1 FARADIC 2 OFF/ CELLS GALVANIC 3 FARADIC 4 OFF/ ALTERNATING CURRENT SINUSOIDAL 5 FARADIC 6 GALVANIC FROM RECTIFIER 7'; RHEOSTAT DIAL READS: 'THE MACLAGAN RHEOSTAT OFF 5 10 20... 90 95 100 VOLTS'; MILLIAMPERES METER READS: 'McINTOSH CO. CHICAGO [LOGO] [PLUS NUMERICAL SCALE]'/ INSIDE OF LID CONTAINS DETAILED 'DIRECTIONS FOR McINTOSH WALL PLATE'/ FRONT CLASPS READ: 'EAGLE LOCK. CO. TERRYVILLE CONN. U.S.A.'
Missing: see report.
Finish: CASE COVERING &HANDLE BLACK ARTIFICIAL LEATHER; CASE HARDWARE METAL UNFINISHED; CONTROL PANEL BLACK SYNTHETIC & METAL UNFINISHED; CORD COVERINGS RED FIBRE; INSTRUCTION SHEET WHITE (YELLOWED) PAPER WITH BLACK PRINT; BATTERY COVERS GRAY PAPER WITH RED, WHITE & LBUE GRAPHICS
Decoration: N/A

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McIntosh Battery & Optical Co., Electro-therapy apparatus, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.1047, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1047.001/

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