Reducing machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- INSTITUTIONAL/BELT VIBRATOR
- DATE
- 1926
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0075.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SANITARIUM & HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT CO.
- MODEL
- BATTLE CREEK HEALTH BUILDER OSCILLO-MANIPULATOR
- LOCATION
- Battle Creek, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2050-C
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cast iron, steel and wood construction. leather & cotton canvas components.
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
- 64.0 cm
- Height
- 110.0 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
- SANITARIUM
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Battle Creek
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Used in the Rockcliffe area, Ottawa, Ontario. - Function
-
Used to treat overweight or obese patients by means of external manipulation or vibration. - Technical
-
To be healthy, you no longer had to use your own muscles for power; motors furnished the power to stretch and tone the body. The idea of a motor to assist with exercise remains today in treadmills and other equipment.2 - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Plate on upright frame reads " BATTLE CREEKHEALTH-BUILDER/ (OSCILLO- MANIPULATOR)/ MANUFACTURED BY/ SANITARIUM AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT CO./ BATTLE CREEK, MICH./ PAT. MAY 25, 1926/ NO. 2050-C VOLTS 115 DC AMPS 3 ". " TIGHTEN " cast in raised print on adjustment knobs on both sides of unit. Some components bear casting/model nos. Plate on motor reads " D.C. MOTOR/ MODEL NO. 29874/ WHEN ORDERING PARTS/ GIVE MODEL NUMBER/ TYPE SD/ FRAME 1246 FORM D/ VOLTS 115/ AMPERES 2.6/ H.P. 1/4 SPEED 1725/ COMPOUND WOUND/ TEMP. RISE 40 [degrees]C. OPEN/ TIME RATING CONTINUOUS/ NO. GE/ GEN. ELEC. CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y., U.S.A./ N.P. 20902-L ". "G 11 MER- 5178" APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON MOTOR BELT.
- Missing
- Unknown: attachment point for handgrips and possibly brace is not known.
- Finish
- Frame & base painted dark grey.
- Decoration
- N/A
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SANITARIUM & HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT CO., Reducing machine, after 1926, Artifact no. 1979.0075, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1979.0075.001/
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