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Lot 039 - Antique New No. 4 Home Medical Apparatus Electrotherapy Device in Mahogany Case, Manufactured by J.H. Bunnell & Co., 76 Cortlandt Street, New York
Lot 039 - Antique New No. 4 Home Medical Apparatus Electrotherapy Device in Mahogany Case, Manufactured by J.H. Bunnell & Co., 76 Cortlandt Street, New York
Antique battery-powered electrotherapy device marketed as the "New No. 4 Home Medical Apparatus," housed in its original mahogany case with a folding brass carry handle and front latch closure. The apparatus includes an induction coil with rheotome, a wooden-handled electrode, three numbered brass bushings for selecting primary, secondary, or combined current outputs, and a small switch for activating the battery. Manufactured by J.H. Bunnell & Co., 76 Cortlandt Street, New York. The original price was listed as $7.50 complete, with extra cells at 90 cents each.
The interior lid retains two printed paper instruction labels with directions for operation and caution statements. The apparatus has not been tested and is assumed not working. The case shows surface scratches and minor wear, the induction coil cylinder has scattered paint loss and surface oxidation, and the instruction labels show some staining and wear. Offered as found.