Pantostat, Universal, castiron, British, by Scholl and Son, from New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, 1929
This ‘Pantostat’ machine supplied adjustable currents to surgical and massage apparatus. It was made by British firm Scholl and Sons in 1929. The machine consists of a motor and dynamo with seven output terminals on top of a cast iron base. The Pantostat let the user select the intensity and type of current required: galvanic, faradic or sinusoidal. It was used and donated to the Wellcome Trust by New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton.
Details
- Category:
- Therapeutics
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A639412
- Materials:
- iron (cast)
- Measurements:
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overall: 1000 mm x 580 mm x 230 mm,
- credit:
- New Cross Hospital
