Davis & Kidder's Patent Magneto-Electric Machine

ca. 1854

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Wood, brass, other metal, paper

Overall: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 10 in. (19.7 x 24.1 x 25.4 cm)
Container (case): 4 1/2 × 10 × 4 1/2 in. (11.4 × 25.4 × 11.4 cm)

Gift of Joseph Nathan Kane

1959.27

DescriptionHand-cranked apparatus mounted inside wooden box with directions for use printed on paper label affixed to inside surface of hinged lid; electric shock delivered to patient via two cylindrical sheet metal handles attached to metallic cords joined to either side of box.

Markingsprinted paper label: affixed to inside of lid: "DAVIS & KIDDER'S / PATENT MAGNETO- / ELECTRIC MACHINE / FOR NERVOUS DISEASES. / Directions. . . . / Manufactured and sold by W. H. BURNAP, Sole Proprietor, 259 West 27th St., New York, whose / signature is attached to all Genuine Machines. All infringements upon his Patent will be prosecuted."

ClassificationsMEDICAL TOOLS & EQUIPMENT