All Blog Posts in "Antique Medical Devices"
I Sing The Body Electric
January 25, 2013
By Douglas Platt, Museum Curator and Thomas Stearns, Researcher The Museum recently acquired two fascinating therapeutic instruments from the early twentieth century—"The Master Violet Ray” and "The Monitor Electric Battery.” These were types of high-frequency generators that were made for in-home medical applications. Today’s entry focuses on the Master Violet Ray, which carried the tagline: "No home should be without one." Manufactured by the Master Electric Company in Chicago, Illinois, t…