Timer, for use during electrotherapeutic treatment

Made:
1890-1910 in Paris
maker:
Gaiffe, Adolphe

Timer, for use during electrotherapeutic treatment, by A. Gaiffe, Paris, 1890-1910, owned by Dr. A. Bruce, Edinburgh, 1890-1910

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A602470
Materials:
case, mahogany, fittings, brass and dial, enamel
Measurements:
length 82 mm
width 138 mm
height 240 mm
type:
timers
credit:
Bruce, A.N.

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