General Information

Serial #

3481

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE HAS CLOTH COVERING. GLASS & METAL ELECTRODE. METAL FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

22.5 cm

Width

30.0 cm

Height

18.5 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

Branston

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF ONE OF SEVERAL MODELS OF SUCH EQ. MFD. IN CANADA BY CHARLES A. BRANSTON CO., TORONTO ONT.

Function

TO RELIEVE A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL AILMENTS THROUGH THE USE OF ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS AND HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL CURRENT. FOR HOME USE

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

Inscribed plate inside unit reads "MANUFACTURED BY/ CHAS. A. BRANSTON CO/ TORONTO, CANADA/ X RAY & ELECTRO-MEDICAL APPLIANCES/ MODEL 7 NO 3481". Fabric banner in lid reads "THE BRANSTON VIOLET RAY/ HIGH FREQUENCY/ GENERATOR".

Missing

COMPLETE; BUT WITH ONLY 1 GLASS ELECTRODE AND 1 METAL ELECTRODE; THERE WERE AT THE TIME SOME 40 VARIETIES OF ELECTRODES AVAILABLE.

Finish

BOX HAS BLACK EXTERIOR COVERING; VIOLET COLOURED VELVET INTERIOR.

Decoration

N/A