General Information

Serial #

124

Part Number

1

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PREDOMINANTLY METAL; SOME SYNTHETIC FITTINGS.

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

41.0 cm

Height

170.0 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

Burdick

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Wisconsin

City

Milton

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS UNIT PRESUMABLY USED C. 1955+

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF EQ. ACQUIRED BY THE MUSEUM OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM APPARATUS DISCARDED BY THE CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH (CAMH) AND RELATED FACILITIES (IE. CLARKE INSTITUTE OFPSYCHIATRY) IN TORONTO. CAMH FOUNDED IN 1860S AS PROVINCIAL ASYLUM OF TORONTO. (REF. 1)

Function

PRODUCES LOCALIZED HEAT AND EFFECTS THERAPEUTIC WARMTH, DIALATION OF BLOOD VESSELS AND MUSCLE RELAXATION.

Technical

DIATHERY MACHINE FITTED WITH AUTOMATIC TIMER WAS CAPIABLE OF PRODUCING TEMPERATURE INCREASES UP TO 7.81 DEFREES F AT A DEPTH OF 2 CM/2 INCHES. HF RADIATIONS (2450 MEGACYCLES PER SEC.) CAN BE FOCUSED, DIRECTED & REFLECTED: 3 LAMP HEADS PERMITTED VARIATIONS IN BEAM SIZE, ANGLE, ETC. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "Burdick/ [registered trademark symbol]" and "Microtherm" appear in raised print on metal plates fixed to unit front. All controls, etc. labelled. "PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPT." printed on black dymo-tape label applied to cabinet front. Orange decal applied to cabinet side reads "[logo]/ ontario hydro/ electrical/ approval/ by special inspection- series x". Silver decal applied to cabinet back reads "[logo]/ ONTARIO/ MINISTRY OF HEALTH/ 313639". Lengthy text on metal plates fixed to cabinet back reproduced in Supp. Info./.2"10A. 250V. 15A. 125V.", "GR", & "HUBBELL" and "TURN & PULL TWIST LOCK/ MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. 1771729" cast in plug end. *

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 CREAM COLOUR ENAMEL PAINTED FINISH APPLIED TO MOST SURFACES POF CABINET, SAVE BROWN SPLATTER TEXTURED TOP & MOUNTING BRACKET OF.3 ARM; BRUSHED SILVER METAL CONTROL PANEL. DARK BROWN COVERING ON CORD CONNECTING UNIT TO LAMP HEAD..2 BLACK CORD..3 CREAM-COLOUR ENAMEL FINISH..4-.6 LAMP HEADS HAVE BRUSHED SILVER METAL HOUSINGS..7 SILVER METAL WRENCH HAS DULL, ROUGH TEXTURED FINISH ON MOST SURFACES. PT BOXES ARE BROWN.

Decoration

N/A