Two arc lamps for ultraviolet irradiation of small areas of skin

Made:
1880-1910 in France
maker:
Unknown

Two arc lamps for ultraviolet irradiation of small areas of skin, with associated resistance coil, French, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Therapeutics
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A602398
Materials:
stands, iron and fittings, brass
type:
arc lamps

Parts

Arc lamp

Arc lamp

Arc lamp, by C. Noe, France, 1880-1910, de Courcelles type

Measurements:
length 360 mm
width 500 mm
min: height 1100 mm
lens: diameter 10 mm
Materials:
frame, iron and fittings, brass
Object Number:
A602398 Pt1
type:
arc lamps
Lortet-Genoud arc lamp

Lortet-Genoud arc lamp

Lortet-Genoud arc lamp, by A. Souel, France, 1880-1910

Measurements:
length 500 mm
width 360 mm
min: height 1300 mm
lens: diameter 10 mm
weight: 25.95kg
Materials:
stand, iron and fittings, brass
Object Number:
A602398 Pt2
type:
arc lamps
Rectangular panel

Rectangular panel

Rectangular panel, painted burgandy. Used with two arc lamps for ultraviolet irradiation of small areas of skin, with associated resistance coil, French, 1880-1910

Object Number:
A602398/4
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blue rectangular panel

Blue rectangular panel

Rectangular panel, painted blue. Used with two arc lamps for ultraviolet irradiation of small areas of skin, with associated resistance coil, French, 1880-1910

Object Number:
A602398/5
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blue rectangular panel

Blue rectangular panel

Rectangular panel, painted blue, chipped at one corner. Used with two arc lamps for ultraviolet irradiation of small areas of skin, with associated resistance coil, French, 1880-1910

Object Number:
A602398/6
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blue rectangular panel with a note

Blue rectangular panel with a note

Rectangular panel, painted blue. Used with two arc lamps for ultraviolet irradiation of small areas of skin, with associated resistance coil, French, 1880-1910. A handwritten attached reads "plaques de verre, de l’appareil, Lortet-Gaume, No 24"

Object Number:
A602398/7
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Metal cap with a round galss window

Metal cap with a round galss window

Metal cap with a round galss window in the middle. Used with two arc lamps for ultraviolet irradiation of small areas of skin, with associated resistance coil, French, 1880-1910

Materials:
metal (unknown) and glass
Object Number:
A602398/8
type:
components
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
A602398/9

A602398/9

Object Number:
A602398/9
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
A602398/10

A602398/10

Object Number:
A602398/10
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum