Belt, medical
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1043.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Magna-Vitalo Health Co.
- MODEL
- MAGNA-VITALO
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 736
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 'ARTIFICIAL LEATHER' (ON FABRIC BACKING) BELT COVERING/ METAL COIL CORD LIFT/ FIBRE COVERED CORD/ SYNTHETIC SWITCH/ RUBBER PLUG/.2 'ARTIFICIAL LEATHER' (ON FABRIC BACKING) RING COVERING/ SYNTHETIC BULB SOCKET/ GLASS BULB
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 51.0 cm
- Width
- 44.5 cm
- Height
- 4.5 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
- Magna Vitalo
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- This device presumably mfd and used c. mid 1920s-1930s.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
'TONES UP NERVOUS SYSTEM, IMPROVES CIRCULATION, RELIEVES TIRED FEELING, RELIEVES INDIGESTION & INSOMNIA, REMOVES FAT & INCREASES VITALITY. SOME USES - HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ASTHMA, ECZEMA, PSORIASIS, VARICOSE VEINS, NERVES & INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM (ACCORDING TO HYDRO TAG) - Technical
-
Example of quack medical device marketed as cure-all. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE READS: 'MAGNA-VITALO/ 115 VOLTS 25 CYCLE.55 AMP. 55 WATTS/ H.E.P.C. APPROVAL No. L.A. 2595/ This appliance in so far as an/ electrical device is concerned has/ been approved by the Hydro-Electric/ Power Commission of Ontario. This/ approval in no way affects or concerns/ the therapeutic value of the appliance./ SERIAL NO. 736/ R. PRING CO. LONDON, ONT.'/ MARKS ON SWITCH INCLUDE 'C-H' (1 SIDE) & '3A. 250V. 6A. 125V./ MADE IN 70-50 U.S.A./ UND. LAB. INSP.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BELT COVERING BLACK ARTIFICIAL LEATHER/ CORD COVERING BLACK FIBRE/ SWITCH BLACK SYNTHETIC/ PLUG BLACK RUBBER
- Decoration
- PATTERN OF RAISED LIGHTNING BOLTS ON EITHER SIDE OF SWITCH
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Magna-Vitalo Health Co., Belt, medical, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.1043, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1043.001/
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