Electroencephalograph

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1938
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0095.001

MANUFACTURER: Goodwin, John
MODEL: prototype
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 WOOD, METAL, SYNTHETIC, PAPER AND FABRIC COMPONENTS..2 WOOD AND METAL COMPOSITION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 49.0 cm
Width: 48.4 cm
Height: 36.3 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: Goodwin
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS EQ. PRESUMABLY USED C. 1938, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURE TRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 2002 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO ON.
Function: USED TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IN THE BRAIN.
Technical: RECORDING UNIT & PAPER CUTTER COMPONENTSFROM EARLY ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH (EEG) MACHINE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 Printed paper label fixed to inside edge of base reads "FROM/ ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, TORONTO/ 288 BLOOR STREET WEST/ TORONTO, CANADA M5S 1V8". Handwritten label fixed to inside left side panel reads "110 V. L.S. C.P.S./ MOTOR/ 1/2/3/4/} MOVING/ COILS/ 110 V. DC/ FIELD". Some individual components bear mfr. or other markings. "X969.312" printed in white ink on one side panel of casing..2 "BRADLEY" cast in raised print on cutter blade housing. "1/2/ hole" handwritten in pencil on one side panel of drum. "AM 5195" printed by hand in red on white label applied to one corner of base. "X969.3.1" printed in white ink on base.
Missing: NOT COMPLETE: SPECIFIC MISSING COMPONENTS UNKNOWN. PRINTED RECORD ON .1 APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN 'ATTACHED' TO ROLL, PRESUMABLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES.
Finish: .1 BROWN WOOD CASING HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED ON EXPOSED SIDES; INSIDE & BASE ARE UNFINISHED. MOST COMPONENTS FIXED TO DARKENED METAL TOP PANEL ARE BLACK..2 ALL COMPONENTS SAVE CUTTING BLADE, PAPER GUIDE & WOOD HANDLE ON CRANK ARE BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Goodwin, John, Electroencephalograph, circa 1938, Artifact no. 2002.0095, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0095.001/

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