D'Arsonval high frequency electrotherapy machine

Made:: 1890-1910 in Paris

maker:: Établissements Gaiffe-Gallot et Pilon

D'Arsonval high frequency electrotherapy machine

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D'Arsonval high frequency electrotherapy machine
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D'Arsonval high frequency electrotherapy machine, probably an early version later modified for use with mains current, consists of control cabinet, desk, Oudin resonator, condenser, motor and motor switch, by Gaiffe-Gallot and Pilon of Paris, French, 1890-1920. See note.

Details

Category:: Therapeutics

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A639445

Materials:: frame and fittings, iron and plate, marble

type:: electrotherapy equipment

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Parts

Desk, oak

Desk, oak, to hold components of d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine, with four turned legs, one drawer with keyhole (no key, but unlocked), and raised platform with four small pieces of wood to position Oudin resonator (Pt6).

Materials:: oak

Object Number:: A639445 Pt1

type:: desks

Condenser for d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine

Condenser for d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine, fitted inside wooden drawer between two pieces of wood, drawer has metal handle and two connections wired to condenser, no maker marked. Drawer does not appear to have fitted into desk but instead rested on top, underneath platform, as per original Wellcome card photograph.

Materials:: drawer, oak and fittings, brass

Object Number:: A639445 Pt2

type:: condensers

Motor for d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine by Gaiffe-Gallot and Pilon of Paris

Motor for d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine by Gaiffe-Gallot and Pilon of Paris,French, 1890-1920

Materials:: base, oak and motor, iron

Object Number:: A639445 Pt3

type:: motors

Switch for motor of d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine

Switch for motor of d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine by Gaiffe-Gallot and Pilon of Paris, French, 1890-1920

Materials:: frame and fittings, iron and plate, marble

Object Number:: A639445 Pt4

type:: motor switches

Cabinet from d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine

Cabinet from d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine, on castors, consists of two control panels on upper sloping side and lower side by Gaiffe-Gallot and Pilon of Paris, French, 1890-1920.

Materials:: cabinet, oak , fittings, iron and lower panel, marble

Object Number:: A639445 Pt5

type:: electrotherapy equipment

Oudin resonator from d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine

Oudin resonator from d'Arsonval high-frequency electrotherapy machine, has metal label listing maker as Gaiffe-Gallot & Pilon, Paris, and type as Transformateur No. 10330, Volts 110.