Vibrator, which consists of a device with an oval base made of convex-shaped metal with a bakelite section above it; the bakelite section has a semicircular handle attached to the top at either side of the oval; there is also an oval metal section attached to the top of the oval bakelite section; t…
Vibrator, which consists of a device with an oval base made of convex-shaped metal with a bakelite section above it; the bakelite section has a semicircular handle attached to the top at either side of the oval; there is also an oval metal section attached to the top of the oval bakelite section; this has a small cylindrical switch that can be moved along a setting of one to four; there is a 128-cm-long woven thread-covered electric cord that comes out from one side of the base; the cord splits off into two sections, each of which has a cylindrical metal tip; one of the tip ends has a bent wire coming out from it
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for the Queen's University Faculty of Medicine Collection
The top of the control panel has the words, "GALVANIC // BATTERY WORKS // TORONTO // MAR. 6, 1900 // 1 // 2 // 3 // 4"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-D6-3
Dimension Notes
Length 13.3 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 10.5 cm
Condition Remarks
The bakelite shows minor wear; there are no chips or cracks; the metal shows wear and a small corroded area at the bottom; the thread on the wire is worn in five spots; #2 condition largely unchanged; two spots of grey-green corrosion on the bottom surface, 3.2 cm x 1.5 cm and 3.2 cm x 1.0 cm.; #3: fabric cord slightly frayed
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Document
Photograph
JPG
Reference Comments
Previous number #247; Faculty of Medicine Collection 1984 Inventory; Dr. J.A. Low; photograph (attached); CD #5
Research Facts
Vibrator likely used to stimulate atrophied muscles
Exhibit History
Feb. 27, 2003: used for "Name that Artifact" night