Electro-therapy apparatus
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FLOOR
- DATE
- 1932
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0099.001
- MANUFACTURER
- WOCHER, MAX & SON CO.
- MODEL
- BRYANT ELECTRO PNEUMO-THERAPY
- LOCATION
- Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 15
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal, synthetic, fabric and rubber components of construction. Battery casing [inside cabinet] may have coated paper facing.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 56.0 cm
- Width
- 38.2 cm
- Height
- 119.0 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
- WOCHER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Cincinnati
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of machine presumably used c. 1930s, 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. Volume of correspondence in UHN file suggests this machine may have been owned & used by Dr. I. Ruebert Smith in Toronto c. 1939-1941+. Stevens & Son Co., Toronto, ON. sold the Bryant apparatus in late 1930s. [see correspondence file in s.i.] - Function
-
To stimulate and massage the vocal cords. - Technical
-
Electro-therapy apparatus "designed primarily for the treatment of phonasthenia in singers." Mild electric current delivered to patient via 2 electrodes applied to throat. Motor driven disks rotate at selected speed, producing sound: "note" produced is matched to problem sound range of patient undergoing treatment. (ref.2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 Plate fixed to cabinet front reads "Surgical/ Supplies/ Hospital/ Furniture/WOCHER'S/ CINCINNATI, OHIO". "Motor" and "Faradic" controls labelled. "W/ WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC" marked on round plate mounted on motor. Larger plate on motor reads "3721/ (3-23-31)/ Westinghouse/ W/ 189981 TYPE ADS MOTOR/ ORDER PARTS BY STYLE AND SERIAL/ H.P./ 1/15 CT HRS. 50 [degrees symbol] FRAME 39-A/ 110 VOLTS 1.27 AMPS R.P.M. 3000/ PATENTS/ 1,379,687 1,387,479 [blank] TO 60 CYCLES/ STYLE 373770 A 6527021 SERIAL/ WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ EAST SPRINGFIELD WORKS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A.". * cont'd in S.I.
- Missing
- Appears complete. Rubber tubing is damaged but present.
- Finish
- .1 cabinet has cream-colour enamel finish on most surfaces. Black synthetic 'table top'; black covering on electrical cord; black molded synthetic adjustment knob. Most external fittings, including protective rail mounted on table top are silver metal. Cabinet interior has stained & varnished wood base. Motor housing and connection block have black finish. Battery casing is blue & red..2-.5 silver metal. * cont'd in s.i.
- Decoration
- N/A
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WOCHER, MAX & SON CO., Electro-therapy apparatus, before 1932, Artifact no. 2002.0099, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0099.001/
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