Electro-therapy apparatus
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PORTABLE/HAND CRANK
- DATE
- 1854
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.0164.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Burnap
- MODEL
- DAVIS & KIDDER MAGNETO-ELECTRIC
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Wooden case has paper lining. Metal instrument works; coils are fabric wound and covered.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.0 cm
- Width
- 15.5 cm
- Height
- 11.7 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
- Burnap
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of electro-therapy device most popular c. 1850-1900.
- Canada
-
Represents an alternative form of electro-treatment popular at the time with the same purpose as portable battery electro-therapy treatment used by Canadian doctors. - Function
-
Used to produce mild electric shock or current, believed beneficial in treating a variety of nervous and organic diseases. By connecting 2 metallic cords/wires with sockets through the ends of the box the operator proceeded to touch the part of the body one wished to heal. - Technical
-
Typical example of late 19th century electro therapy. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Paper label on inside of box top reads in part " DAVIS & KIDDER'S/ PATENT MAGNETO-ELECTRIC MACH[INE]/ FOR NERVOUS DISEASES...[Manuf]actured and Sol[d] [illegible], BURNAP, Sole Proprietor, 259 West 27th St., New York, whose [illegible] Machines. All infringements upon his Patent will be prosecuted." Label includes illustrations of machine in use, testamonial and "Directions"- see complete copy of text in Supp. Info.
- Missing
- Unknown- probably conducting cords were furnished with original unit.
- Finish
- Large u-shaped magnet has been painted black. Revolving coils covered with red fabric. Dark brown wooden case.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Burnap, Electro-therapy apparatus, after 1854, Artifact no. 1969.0164, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1969.0164.001/
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