Massager, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1902
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0176.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hamilton-Beach Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- TRY NEW LIFE C
- LOCATION
- Racine, Wisconsin, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 66
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- Vibrator
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- ELECTO-THERAPY APPARATUS, STAINLESS STEEL, SYNTHETIC HANDLE, INSULATED CORK
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.0 cm
- Width
- 17.0 cm
- Height
- 9.0 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
- Hamilton Beach
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Wisconsin
- City
- Racine
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- AFTER 1902. SIMILAR MACHINE ADVERTISED FOR USE IN 1930 (REF.2P.1892)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
HAND HELD VIBRATOR MARKETED & ADVERTISED AS CURE FOR A VARIETY OF PHYSICAL AILMENTS AND DISEASES. - Technical
-
AN EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY ELECTO-THERAPY APPARATUS CLAIMED TO CURE DISEASE & GENERAL PHYSICAL WEAKNESS. PROBABLY FAIRLY EARLY EXAMPLE OF THIS TYPE OF MACHINE. THE PLUG IS REFERRED TO AS A "CURRENT TAP" IN THE MANUAL. THIS MODEL WAS PROMOTED FOR USE IN HOSPITALS & IN SANITORIUMS (SEE MANUAL). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED ON BRASS PLATE ON TOP OF HAND INSTRUMENT "TRY-NEW-LIFE/ PATENTED JUNE 24, 1902 OTHER PATENTS PENDING/ VOLTS 115 A.C. NO. H76393/ HAMILTON-BEACH MFG. CO./ RACINE, WIS." INCISED ON NOZZLE NEAR OIL POST "OIL". INCISED ON BACK HALF NEAR OIL PORT "OIL". INCISED ON TOP OF NOZZLE "[0]IL". "66" STAMPED ON CASING BACK, NEAR HANDLE. "MESCO" APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON PLUG.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- HAND HELD APPARATUS HAS BLACK HANDLE & BLACK INSULATED CORD.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hamilton-Beach Mfg. Co., Massager, electric, after 1902, Artifact no. 1990.0176, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1990.0176.001/
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