Whitall, Tatum & Co. No. 1 Pocket Battery, 1879-1901
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Artifact Overview
Physicians in the late 1800s and early 1900s saw therapeutic possibilities in the use of electricity. A number of doctors believed that medical batteries that administered low levels of electrical stimulation could treat a variety of diseases. Companies marketed and sold these electrotherapeutic devices to doctors and -- to the consternation of some in the medical profession -- average citizens.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Battery (Electrical)
Date Made
1879-1901
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
33.412.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Mahogany (Wood)
Metal
Wire
Color
Brown
Red
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 1.625 in
Width: 4.75 in
Length: 3.25 in
Inscriptions
on label inside lid:W. T. & CO. No. 1 / POCKET BATTERY. / PATENTED NOV 4TH, 1879. / DIRECTIONS: / [...] / WHITALL TATUM & CO / NEW YORK. PHILA[obscured] BOSTON
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