Pantostat machine, England, 1929

Made:
1929 in London

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:
overall: 1000 mm x 580 mm x 230 mm,
type:
electrotherapy equipment - component
credit:
New Cross Hospital

Parts

Pantostat machine, England, 1929

Pantostat machine, England, 1929

Pantostat, Universal, castiron, British, by Scholl and Son, from New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, 1929

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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.

Measurements:
overall: 1000 mm x 580 mm x 230 mm,
Materials:
iron (cast)
Object Number:
A639412/1
type:
electrotherapy equipment - component
Pantostat machine, England, 1929

Pantostat machine, England, 1929

Green cloth cover, embroidered 'Pantostat', part of Pantostat, by Scholl and Son, from New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, 1929

Materials:
textile
Object Number:
A639412/2
type:
electrotherapy equipment - component
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