Trade card for W H Halse's portable galvanic apparatus, London, England, 1846-1855

Made:
1846-1855 in England
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Trade card for W H Halse's portable galvanic apparatus, London Trade card: W.H. Halse, 22 Brunswick Square, London Trade card: W.H. Halse, 22 Brunswick Square, London Trade card for W H Halse's portable galvanic apparatus, London Trade card for W H Halse's portable galvanic apparatus, London

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Trade card for W H Halse's portable galvanic apparatus, London
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Trade card: W.H. Halse, 22 Brunswick Square, London
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Trade card: W.H. Halse, 22 Brunswick Square, London
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Trade card for W H Halse's portable galvanic apparatus, London
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Trade card for W H Halse's portable galvanic apparatus, London
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Trade card: W.H. Halse, 22 Brunswick Square, London. Professor of Medical Galvanism. A sketch of Halse's portable galvanic apparatus. (Calv. 172)

Electrotherapy was a popular treatment for a wide range of illnesses in the 1800s. William Hooper Halse, whose electrotherapy machine is advertised here, proclaimed himself a ‘Professor of Medical Galvanism’. He worked in London at 22 Brunswick Square, the address on the dial, from 1846-1855.

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1951-685/39
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 145 mm x 277 mm
type:
trade card
credit:
National Maritime Museum