Medical Magneto Machine, 1854-1875
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Physicians in the late 1800s and early 1900s saw therapeutic possibilities in the use of electricity. A number of doctors believed that medical batteries that administered low levels of electrical stimulation could treat a variety of diseases. Companies marketed and sold these electrotherapeutic devices to doctors and -- to the consternation of some in the medical profession -- average citizens.
Physicians in the late 1800s and early 1900s saw therapeutic possibilities in the use of electricity. A number of doctors believed that medical batteries that administered low levels of electrical stimulation could treat a variety of diseases. Companies marketed and sold these electrotherapeutic devices to doctors and -- to the consternation of some in the medical profession -- average citizens.
Artifact
Magneto
Date Made
1854-1875
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.752
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Brown
Gray (Color)
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Width: 10 in
Length: 4.75 in
Inscriptions
On paper label inside lid: DAVID & KIDDER'S / PATENT MAGNETO-/ELECTRIC MACHINE / FOR NERVOUS DISEASES / ... / Manufactured and sold by W.H. BURNAP, Sole Proprietor /... / whose signature is attached to all genuine Machines. All infringements upon his Patent will be prosecuted.
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