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Metadata
Object ID # |
1997.011.001abc |
Object Name |
Generator |
Title |
Branston Model 7 Violet Ray Frequency Generator |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Year Range from |
1917 |
Year Range to |
1919 |
Artist |
Chas. A. Branston Company |
Made |
Chas. A. Branston Co. |
Place of Origin |
Toronto, Ontario |
Description |
BRANSTON Model 7 Violet Ray Frequency Generator, 1917-1919. It has a black squarish carrying case with two silvertone plated metal latches. There is a leather lift handle mounted on the case. It is accompanied with its instruction booklet and a revised price list. This particular model could operate on an electric lighting current, so that it could be used in one's home. Serial no. 3685. Model 7. Chas. A. Branston Co., Toronto. |
Provenance |
This electro-medical device dates from the late 1910s, and was manufactured by the Chas. A. Branston Co. of Toronto. It is unknown who originally used it. It last belonged to Judy Riseborough of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Medical/Dentistry, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Wood/Metal/Leather/Bakelite/Ribbon/Wire/Paper/Ink/Glue |
Dimensions |
H-18 W-29.5 L-22.5 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Function |
A factory-made electro-medical device. It would have originally had some glass electrodes with it. ELECTRO-MEDICAL DEVICES In the 19th-century and early 20th-century, one saw examples of devices purported to cure just about anything with some sort of electric charge as part of the therapy. These tended to be marketed for household use and most likely had a placebo effect? |