One end of the electrode is a wooden egg shape; there is a wooden handle and two brass islets.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Frank Mellow and used in his home office in Uxbridge, Ontario; the Dr's main practice was on first floor; this was on the second floor where radiotherapy, massage, surgical procedures were performed with it; it was last used therapeutically in 1940 by Dr. Mellow.
Associated with 006030001; electrostatic generating machine; "Static Electricity and the uses of the Roentgen Ray", W.B. Snow, 1903, pp. 14, 35; "Electricity in Medicine", G.W. Jacoby & J.R. Jacoby, 1919, p. 124
Research Facts
These electrodes were attached to the electrostatic generating machine; 006030001; by a chain which ran through the islet at the end of the handle; this type of electrode was used for making brush discharges; using a material of resistance for directing the current; making a number of very fine sparks.
Exhibit History
To display in Museum (North Gallery Room 1013): "Electricity and the Invisible Ray," Oct. 2006.