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Electrotherapeutic Faradic Battery
Object/Artifact
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Museum of American Heritage
Name/Title
Electrotherapeutic Faradic Battery
Entry/Object ID
1000.585.4
Description
Electrotherapy; faradic battery; quack medicine
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Montgomery Ward & Co.
Date made
circa 1870 - circa 1920
Notes
The heyday of medical batteries was between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Material
Wood
Web Links and URLs
University of Pittsburgh (post from rare objects collection on history of medicine)
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UT Health Science Center Library (post on electrotherapy history)
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Academic journal article on medical batteries in the US
