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Electrode with turned wooden handle, long pin shea

Made:
1880-1900 in Paris
maker:
Adolphe Gaiffe

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Electrode with turned wooden handle, long pin sheathed in plastic, tip of metal sheathed in felt, screw-terminal on handle, Riviere collection, made by A. Gaiffe, Paris, French, 1880-1900

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659223
Materials:
alloy, brass (plated), felt, plastic and wood
type:
electrodes therapeutics (electrotherapy), electrotherapy and electrodes

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