UV light treatment apparatus
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1980.0364.001
- MANUFACTURER
- VIOLET RAY INSTRUMENTS
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOOD CASE HAS COATED FABRIC COVERING.BAKELITE ELECTRODE HANDLES; GLASS & STEEL ELECTRODES, SOME WITH RUBBER TIPS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.6 cm
- Width
- 28.0 cm
- Height
- 17.0 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
- VIOLET
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
GENERAL HOME TREATMENT DEVICE UTILIZING UV RAYS, BELIEVED BENEFICIAL IN TREATING 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
- Plate fixed to control panel reads "VIOLET RAY INSTRUMENTS/ The Standard of the World/ HANDLED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE DOUGLAS INSTITUTE OF DRUGLESS HEALING/ 247 HILLSDALE AVE. EAST TORONTO, ONT./ Volts [blank] Watts [blank] No. [blank]".
- Missing
- UNKNOWN. THERE IS SPACE IN THE CASE FOR ADDITIONAL ELECTRODES.
- Finish
- CASE COVERED WITH LAMINATED BLACK CLOTH.
- Decoration
- N/A
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VIOLET RAY INSTRUMENTS, UV light treatment apparatus, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1980.0364, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1980.0364.001/
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