Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

MARVEL TRANSFORMER C/W CASE & ATTACHMENTS

Date

1924

Materials

PLASTIC, WOOD, METAL, CLOTH

No. Pieces

6

Description

.1 TRANSFORMER. 30.4 CM LGTH X 4.4 CM EXCLUDING POWER CORD. PLASTIC, WOOD,METAL, CLOTH. BLACK. PATENTED AUG. 26, 1924 "EASTERN LABORATORIES INC. N.Y. UNIVERSAL 110 V." IN RED LETTERING. AUTO-VARIABLE TRANSFORMER C/W RHEOSTAT WHICH CONTROLS LENGTH OF SPARK. IN WORKING ORDER. ELECTRICAL CORD HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT MALE END. ATTACHMENTS ARE INSERTED IN OPEN END. .2 WART ATTACHMENT. 21.4 CM X 1.9 CM CHROME PLATED STEEL. HOLLOW TUBE WITH NARROW BASE FOR INSERTION. USED FOR WART REMOVAL. .3 ARTHRITIS ATTACHMENT. 13. CM LGTH X 8.6 CM WDTH X 1.4 CM THK. GLASS, METAL. HOLLOW TUBE "T" SHAPED WITH CHROME PLATED METAL STAMPED "MARVEL+" ON BASE FOR INSERTION IN TRANSFORMER. "T" END IS TIPPED BY SIX HOLLOW TUBES . UNIT IS SEALED. USED FOR ARTHRITIS THERAPY. .4 MASSAGE ATTACHMENT. 17.7 CM LGTH X 6 CM WDTH X 1.4 CM THK. GLASS, METAL HOLLOW TUBE WITH CHROME PLATED METAL BASE FOR INSERTION IN TRANSFORMER. HAMMER SHAPED SEALED HOLLOW TUBE CONTAINS METAL ROD WHICH RUNS FROM BASE TO CONNECT WITH HAMMER SHAPED METAL PIECE WITHIN GLASS BELL. .5 SAFETY GOGGLES. 11.7 CM LGTH X 3.8 CM WDTH X 1.4 CM THK. PLASTIC, METAL, NYLON. YELLOW, BLUE, BLACK. 2 EYEPIECES WITH LENSES CONNECTED BY ELASTICIZED NYLON CORD. LENS QUITE SCRATCHED. CORD ATTACHED TO EYEPIECE BY SMALL METAL CLIPS. .6 CASE. 33.4 CM LGTH X 23 CM WDTH X 9.4 CM HT. WOOD, CARDBOARD, PAPER, METAL, COTTON. BLACK EXTERIOR, BLUE INTERIOR. CASE, PAPER COVERING CARDBOARD AND WOOD. ALL EDGES TORN AND FRAYED. SIMPLE METAL CLASP. CLOTH INTERIOR WITH WOOD PIECES UNDER CLOTH TO HOLD TRANSFORMER AND ATTACHMENTS.

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

DONOR BELIEVES DEVICE & ATTACHMENTS USED IN BARBER SHOPS & BY DOCTORS TO REMOVE WARTS, RELIEVE ARTHRITIS & SIMILAR AILMENTS. IN 2010, GALT STAFF NOTED A LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLE DATED 28 JUNE 1986 IN WHICH LARSON COMMENTED PER THIS OBJECT THAT, “[THE TRANSFORMER] WAS FOUND ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO (1983) IN A CALGARY HOME.” IT WAS DISCOVERED BY ACQUITANCES OF LARSON AND GIVEN TO HIM.

Catalogue Number

P19860076000

Acquisition Date

1986-03

Collection

Museum

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