Hand-cranked electrotherapy apparatus with Clarke-type magneto

Made:: 1859 in Paris

maker:: Gaiffe, Adolphe

Hand-cranked electrotherapy apparatus with Clarke-type magneto, by Appareil Gaiffe at Paris, in fine mahogany case, owned by Dr. P.F. Gachet, French, 1859. Complete set with 7 electrodes (two flat ovoid plates, one sponge-holder, one brush, one rectal, two button-shaped attachments) and two wires to connect electrodes to apparatus.

Details

Category:: Therapeutics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A55216

Materials:: box, mahogany, magnet, iron, coil cores, iron, electrodes, brass, gears, brass and crank, brass

type:: electrotherapy equipment

credit:: Gachet, Dr.

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Hand-cranked electrotherapy apparatus with Clarke-type magneto

Measurements:: overall: 122 mm x 245 mm x 123 mm,

Materials:: mahogany (wood) , iron and brass

Object Number:: A55216/1

type:: electrotherapy machine

Drawer from mahogany case from hand-cranked electrotherapy apparatus with Clarke-type magneto

Drawer from mahogany case from hand-cranked electrotherapy apparatus with Clarke-type magneto, by Appareil Gaiffe at Paris, in fine mahogany case, owned by Dr. P.F. Gachet, French, 1859