University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
General Treatment
Dermatology
Classification
Dermatology
Accession Number
1978.2.2 a-aa
Description
Leatherette box containing battery powered apparatus for electrodes (a) with brass buckles and a handle; inside is a wooden panel (b) with four dials and a display with needle measuring milliamperes; the panel is connected by wire leads to two rectangular batteries (c, d) below the panel; connected…
Leatherette box containing battery powered apparatus for electrodes (a) with brass buckles and a handle; inside is a wooden panel (b) with four dials and a display with needle measuring milliamperes; the panel is connected by wire leads to two rectangular batteries (c, d) below the panel; connected by metal plugs is a wire with electrode (e) and fabric-covered wire with a metal plug end (f); loose within box is a fabric-covered wire with plug at one end and an electrode at the other (g) and fabric covered wire with a needle plug at one end and an alligator clip at the other (h); rectangular cardboard box (i) with paper label with recipient and sender addresses and Canadian postage stamp on bottom of box; within cardboard box is a metal hollow tube (j) and clear plastic tube sealed with stopper (k) containing metal wires; box (l) with stamped manufacturer label containing contents compartments (m) and paper sleeve containing needles (n), a hollow metal tube (o) with one covered end, a glass tube with rubber stopper (p) containing vials containing needles and cotton, a glass tube with cork stopper (q) containing needles, and a cardboard box containing an aligator clip with black rubber handles (r); metal apparatus (s) made up of a rod with a flower-shaped head, ball, hollow tube and end piece screwed together; wooden spool (t) with metal wire within a canvas mailbag (u) square lens cloth (v) with lens manufacturer information printed in corners; paper envelope (w) containing platinum wire; purchase order tag is stapled to outside along with a handwritten signature; empty paper envelope (x) with purchase order stapled to outside along with handwritten signature; paper envelope (y) containing two lenses; handwritten signature on front outside of envelope; paper envelope (z) containing a receipt and a purchase order stapled to outside with handwritten information; metal tweezers (aa).
Number Of Parts
27
Part Names
a - box - Size: Length 31.6 cm x Width 30.0 cm x Depth 34.0 cm
b - panel - Size: Length 29.3 cm x Width 28.3 cm x Depth x Depth 8.0 cm
c - battery - Size: Length 20.4 cm x Width 10.5 cm x Depth 18.0 cm
d - battery - Size: Length 20.4 cm x Width 10.5 cm x Depth 18.0 cm
e - wire with electrode - Size: Length 97.9 cm x Diam 1.1 cm
f - wire with plug - Size: Length 149.5 cm x Diam 0.8 cm
g - wire with plug and electrode - Size: Length 147.3 x Diam 0.9 cm
h - wire with aligator clip - Size: Length 120.3 cm x Diam 0.9 cm
i - box - Size: Length 13.7 cm x Width 6.8 cm x Depth 3.3 cm
j - hollow tube - Size: Length x 13.5 cm x Diam 2.0 cm
k - tube with wires - Size: Length 9.5 cm x Diam 1.6 cm
l - box - Size: Length 20.1 cm x Width 13.1 cm x Depth 4.7 cm
m - compartments - Size: 19.5 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 4.0 cm
n - paper sleeve with needles - Size (folded): Length 5.7 cm x Width 3.3 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
o - hollow tube - Size: Length 8.3 cm x Diam 2.1 cm
p - tube with stopper - Size: Length 8.1 cm x Diam 1.0 cm
q - tube with stopper - Size: Length 4.3 cm x Diam 0.9 cm
r - aligator clip - Size: Length 5.0 cm x Width 3.0 cm x Depth 0.8 cm
s - metal apparatus - Size: Length 13.8 cm x Diam 4.3 cm
t - wooden spool - Size: Length 2.2 cm x Diam 2.0 cm
u - canvas mailbag - Size (tag extended): Lenth 21.9 cm x Width 12.8 cm
v - lens cloth - Size (unfolded): 29.1 cm x Width x 29.3 cm
w - envelope with wire - Size: Length 14.6 cm x Width 8.5 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
x - empty envelope - Size: Length 16.0 cm x Width 8.3 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
y - envelope with lenses - Size: Length 14.5 cm x Width 8.3 cm x Depth 0.4 cm
z - envelope with receipt - Size: Length 20.5 cm x Width 14.5 cm x Depth 0.5 cm
aa - tweezers - Size: Length 8.3 cm x Width 0.8 cm x Depth 0.7 cm
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Freeman to the Academy of Medicine; acquired by the museum from the Academy of Medicine.
Printed on panel (b) display: "D-C MILLIAMPERES // GENERAL ELECTRIC // MADE IN THE USA"; printed on batteries (c,d): "EVERREADY // EXTRA HEAVY DUTY // RADIO B BATTERY // 45 VOLTS"; stamped on label on box (i): "TO DR. K.I. FREEMAN // 611 BLOOR STREET WEST // TORONTO, CANADA // FROM THE UPJOHN COMPANY OF CANADA // P.O. Box 202, Station J, Toronto 6, Ontario"; stamped on box (l): "EMVALITE // THE EMVALITE CORP. // CLEVELAND OHIO // U.S.A"; printed on paper sleeve (n): "Lady Fair // Superfine // SHARPS // 2 // MADE IN ENGLAND // MADE BY // ABEL MORRALL LTD. // CLIVE WORKS, REDDITCH ENG. // SOLD ONLY BY // T. EATON CO LIMITED // CANADA"; printed on mailbag (u): "JOHNSON MATTHEW & MALLORY // LIMITED // TORONTO . . MONTREAL // MAILING BAG -- MFD. BY LLOYD BAG CO. LTD. // CHATHAM, ONTARIO"; printed on lens cloth (v): "IMPERIAL // TONE LITE // LENSES // MADE IN CANADA"; printed on envelope (w): "Quality Soft // Karat Platinum // Color wire // Metal - // Weight .061gs // Count - // Gauge .020" // Order - // Date 24 / 8 / 45 // Checked // Johnson Matthey // & Mallory // Limited // 110 Industry Street // TORONTO, 15, CANADA"; handwritten on envelope (x): "Dr. K.I. Freeman"; handwritten on envelope (y): "408 Dr. K.I. Freeman"; printed on envelope (z): "JOHNSON MATTHEY & MALLORY LIMITED // 110 INDUSTRY STREET // TORONTO 15 // DR. K.I. FREEMAN // 408m Palmerston Blvd // Toronto Ontario"; printed on receipt (z): "PRECIOUS METALS // JOHNSON MATTHEY & MALLORY LIMITED // 110 INDUSTRY DRIVE // MOUNT DENNIS, ONT. // AUG 25 1949 // To Dr. K.I. Freeman"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007- M1-1
Condition Remarks
Leatherette on box (a) has some areas of loss; fabric coverings on wires are tearing and disintigrating