The Turn Of
The Century Electrotherapy Museum
http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com
Museum Collection: 1890s - 1930s |
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X-Ray Coils (1890s-1900s) |
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Kinraide Coil Reproduction, with Water-Cooled Copper Plate Spark Gap |
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Kinraide Coil Reproduction, Varnished, with movie. |
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Edwards
High Frequency Coils
Featured Collector Peter Barvoets |
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Edwards
High Frequency Coil |
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Restored
Campbell Model D Portable High Frequency X-Ray Coil |
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Campbell
D Spark Photos |
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Victor High
Frequency X-Ray Coil (AC or DC Version) |
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Wm. Meyers "XXX"
High Frequency X-Ray Coil |
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Marty's
Betz-Morgan High Frequency & X-Ray Coil |
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James
Seeley - Vulcan Coil variation
Featured Collector Ray Decker |
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LE
Knott Apparatus Laboratory
Tesla Coil |
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Campbell
High Frequency, Before
Restoration
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Campbell
High Frequency Discharges
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Campbell
Electric Gallery
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Frank
S Betz X-Ray Machine
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Seeley
Electric Vulcan Coil Gallery
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Seeley
Electric Gallery
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Seeley
Electric Vulcan Coil Experiments
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Vulcan
Discharges Gallery
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Fischer
X-Ray Coil, Before Restoration
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Fischer
X-Ray Coil Details
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Fischer
X-Ray Coil Discharges
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Feature Exhibition: Fischer Cenco
Unit
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Feature
Exhibition: Fischer Dental Unit
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Feature Exhibition: Wappler
X-Ray Machine
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Feature Exhibition:
Wappler
High Frequency Apparatus
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X-Ray Tubes (1900s) |
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A Selection Of
Geissler And Crookes Tubes |
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Tesla
Clover Tube (Tesla Crookes Tube) |
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Crookes Paddlewheel Tube |
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Butterfly Crookes Tube, Catherine's Wheel, Fantasy Violet Ray Electrodes |
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Striations
from Crookes Tube
Hardening a vacuum with a Tesla Coil |
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A coffee table
of gadgets to demonstrate for some Ukraine visitors |
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Feature
Exhibition: X-Ray Tube Mania!
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Feature
Exhibition: Edison X-Ray Tube
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Feature
Exhibition: Tesla Style X-Ray Tube
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Crookes
Tube Gallery
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NTM
Vacuum Discharge Tube Gallery
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Tesla's 1897 Unipolar
X-Ray Tube Experiment
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Victor
High Frequency X-Ray Tube |
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High Frequency / Diathermy (1900-1940) |
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H. G.
Fischer Model 6 Ultrasonic Generator |
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GE /
Victor Diathermy Machine |
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Thompson Plaster Model E Floor Model High Frequency Physician's Cabinet |
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H. G. Fischer
SWDI-12 Internal Components |
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Fischer Model 200 Short Wave Diathermy Machine - Internal Components |
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Physician's Equipment Co Short Wave Diathermy Machine - Internal Components |
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Short Wave Diathermy Machine |
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Early
Black & White Plates Gallery
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A.
S. Aloe Company Gallery |
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Aloe
Lightning Photos |
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A.S. Aloe
Single Pole Electrotherapeutic Cabinet |
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Betzco
Quadramode Violet Ray |
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Frank S
Betz Pancake Coil |
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Campbell Baby
X-Ray / Diathermy Machine |
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LE Knott
Apparatus Company Coil |
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Peerless Violet
Ray Restoration |
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H.
G. Fischer Company Gallery
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Frank
S. Betz Gallery
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McIntosh
Gallery
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Portatherm
Gallery
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Thompson
Plaster Gallery
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Thompson
Plaster Coil Restoration
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Fischer
/ Thompson Plaster Spark Gap
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Amos Cato
Gallery |
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Wappler
Violet Ray Gallery
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Advertisements
Gallery
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Feature Exhibition: Bovie
Surgical Unit
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Feature
Exhibition: Fischer Model D
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Feature
Exhibition: Fischer Type G
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Feature Exhibition: Hogan Oudin
Resonator
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Feature
Exhibition: High Frequency Devices
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Feature Exhibition: Dynelectron
Apparatus
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Eberhart
Photo Gallery
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Plates From Strong's
High Frequency Currents
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Feature
Exhibition: Fischer Violet Rays
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Wireless Telegraphy (1900-1920) |
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Radicon Bus -
Powered by Tesla / Marconi wireless concepts. Similar control as Tesla's
remote control boat! Endless thanks to Frank for this! |
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Chas A.
Branston Radio Inductance Coils |
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NTM
Telegraphs |
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Feature
Exhibition: Quenched Spark Gaps
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Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Gallery
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High
Frequency Alternators Gallery
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Quenched
Gap Apparatus Gallery
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Poulsen
Arc Gallery
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Further Reading: |
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H.
G. Fischer Archive |
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Campbell Electric Archive |
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Thomas Burton Kinraide:
Pioneer of X-Ray and High Frequency Apparatus /
Electric Discharge Photos
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X-Ray Pioneer Edwin Lee Edwards - Edwards Instrument /
X-Ray Corp |
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Edwards Ads
from the Edwards Family |
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Campbell
Brothers X-Ray Pioneers, Lynn MA
Charles Edward Campbell and Fred Rupert Campbell |
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A
Selection Of Patents from James E. Seeley, Inventor Of The Vulcan Coil
and a novel system of High Frequency Ignition Coil |
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The Improved Davis &
Kidder Magneto Electric Machine
(English, Spanish, German Version) |
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Proceedings
Of The Royal Society: On A Multiple Induction Machine for producing High Tension
Electricity, and on some remarkable Results obtained with it." By Lord
Armstrong, C.B., F.R.S., Nov 11, 1892
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A. S. Aloe Catalog
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A. S. Aloe Lightning Cabinet Instructions |
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Curtis High Frequency Apparatus |
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Diathermy Simplified by H. G. Fischer |
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Diathermy Therapy by H. G. Fischer |
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A Working Manual Of High Frequency Currents
by Noble M. Eberhart |
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H. G. Fischer Color Scale |
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H. G. Fischer G2 Diathermy Instructions |
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H. G.
Fischer
Magazine Feb 1926 |
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H. G. Fischer
Magazine Sept 1924 |
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H. G.
Fischer Physiotherapy Conference
Drake Hotel, Chicago, Oct. 12 - 16 |
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Betzco
(Frank S. Betz)
Catalog |
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McIntosh Hogan Cabinet |
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McIntosh Hogan
Booklet |
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The Jackson Coil Catalog |
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The Kinraide Coil |
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L. E. Knott High Frequency Apparatus |
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L. E. Knott Influence Machine |
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Montgomery Wards Violet Ray |
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Wm. James Morton
- Cancer Treatments |
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Multilayer Disruptive Discharge Tesla Coils |
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Roche Electric Catalog |
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Scheidel Western Catalog Of X-Ray Apparatus |
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William Benham Snow
Currents Of High Potential Of High And Other Frequencies |
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Frederick Finch Strong - High Frequency Currents |
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Swett And Lewis X-Ray Coils And Tubes |
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Thompson Plaster Manual |
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Thompson Plaster Instructions |
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Wagner Catalog |
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Wappler Wiring Diagrams |
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Wappler Ads |
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Sinclair Tousey
Medical Electricity, Röntgen
Rays And Radium, Revised Second Edition
(Individual Chapters Below) |
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General Considerations
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Static Electricity
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Dynamic Electricity
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Electricity
Occurring In Plants And Animals |
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Physiologic Effects Of Electricity
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Electropathology
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Electrodes
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Electrodiagnosis
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Ionic Medication By Electrolysis
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Examples Of Galvanic, Faradic,
And Sinusoidal Electrotherapy
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Physiologic And Therapeutic Effects
of
Electromagnets |
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Electricity In
Diseases Of The Nervous
System |
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High-Frequency
Currents |
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Phenomenon Accompanying The
Transmission Of Electricity Through Gases
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Phototherapy
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The
X-Ray |
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Röntgenotherapy
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Radium
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Index
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Colour
Plates |
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Advertisements
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Keystone
Electric Company Electro-therapeutic
Appliance Catalogue |
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Excerpts from
Granger - Physical Therapeutic Technique |
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Cox Cavendish
Catalogue of X-Ray Apparatus and Electro-
Medical Apparatus and Allied Apparatus of
every description. |
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McIntosh
Portable Diathermy Cabinet #8455 |
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HG
Fischer Accessories (Diathermy, Physiotherapy) |
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The Large
Glass Shelf
with some X-Ray Tubes, Crookes Tubes, Violet Ray
Electrodes, and various manuals... |
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Frank S.
Betz "Betzco" Twin Pole Cabinet
Frank S. Betz became Betzco; Betzco was absorbed by A. S. Aloe;
H. G. Fischer made all of their machines...?! |
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Norman
Rockwell Visits A Family Doctor...
...with a Thompson Plaster, Fischer X-Ray
Stand, UV Lamp, and several friends doing
reproduction scenarios... |
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Victor
Electric Archive
An original 1920s Repairman's manual! |
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A. S.
Aloe Company Archive - Employee Photos
I wonder which of them were afraid of the "Lightning"? |
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H. G. Fischer Original Blueprint Drawings
Hand-drawn in pencil,
here are some wonderful rare originals.
The first page is of the familiar output connection on all Fischer
Diathermy Machines for the Indifferent, Low, Medium, and
High Voltages! |
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H. G. Fischer Magazines
Here are records of many authentic uses of
Tesla Coils in electrotherapeutics and surgery.
31 Original Issues from the H. G. Fischer archives! |
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H. G. Fischer Catalogues
A collection of rare booklets and catalogues from the archives
of H. G. Fischer. |
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H. G. Fischer Physiotherapeutic And X-Ray Supplies And Accessories
1926 Catalogue |
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H. G. Fischer & Co. Chicago, Ill.
Catalog Of Electro - Surgical - Medical - Equipment
Accessories And Supplies - Number 36 - 1939-40 |
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H. G. Fischer - Shockproof X-Ray Catalogue |
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Fischer's Magazine - 1923 |
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Fischer's Magazine - 1924 |
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H. G. Fischer Original Blueprint Drawings
Hand-drawn in pencil,
here are some wonderful rare originals.
The first page is of the familiar output connection on all Fischer
Diathermy Machines for the Indifferent, Low, Medium, and
High Voltages! |
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H. G.
Fischer - Adapters for Campbell, Waite & Bartlett,
Kelly Koett, Westinghouse, Acme, Engeln, Victor, Aloe,
Liebel Flarsheim, Bovie, etc. |
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H. G.
Fischer Surgical Diathermy &
Custom Electrodes Blueprints
Part I, 125 pages |
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H.
G. Fischer Blueprints:
11" x 17" Hand Drawn Originals:
A brief selection of Diathermy Machines |
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H. G. Fischer G2 Diathermy Machine
Tesla Coil Plans:
Several of the 42 original blueprints
outlining components
of the G2 Diathermy Machine. |
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Fischer
Senior FO / LO Operating Instructions
Fischer FO / LO Instructions for Motor / Pump |
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Brief Resume Of Diathermy And Light Therapy |
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Fischer Cherry
Cervical Electrode Instructions |
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H. G. Fischer - Type "FO" Therapeutic Cabinet
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H.
G. Fischer - Type FO & LO Electrotherapeutic Treatment Outfits |
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Installing
And Operating Instructions for the Fischer
Portable Diathermy Apparatus Types "G" and "GP" |
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Installing And Operating Instructions for the Fischer
Portable Diathermy Apparatus Types "G2" and "GP2" |
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Installing And Operating Instructions for the Fischer
Portable Diathermy Apparatus Type "G3" |
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Fischer SW-12
Instructions |
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H. G.
Fischer Postcards |
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Frederick
Finch Strong:
Electricity In Life
How To Use High Frequency Currents
In The Treatment Of Disease |
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Excerpts from
W. H. Guilleminot "Electricity
In Medicine - Translated into English by
Deane Butcher |
 
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Modern Medical Diathermy Technics
Liebel-Flarsheim Company ("Bovie") |
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Electro-Therapy in the Abstract:
Thompson Plaster Editions
Frank struck gold with these two books. These machines were
all manufactured by H. G. Fischer. |
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Electro-Radiation Company
Frederick Finch Strong |
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Birtcher Vaginal and Rectal/Prostate Electrodes for Short Wave Diathermy |
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The Burdick Syllabus
Monthly Electrotherapeutic Physical Therapy Magazine |
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General Electric / GE Spark Gap Shockproof Diathermy Machine |
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Liebel Flarsheim Short Wave Diathermy Machine and FFC Paperwork |
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H. G. Fischer Research Dept.
Ogden - Treatment Of Hemorrhoids By Galvanism |
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GE / Victor - Diathermy In Genito-Urinary Diseases |
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GE / Victor - Electro-Surgery and Electrosurgery, 2 articles. |
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GE/ Victor - Treatment of Tumors of the Bladder with Diathermy |
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H. G. Fischer
Type F Violet Ray
Type K Electro-Therapeutic Cabinet
Many thanks to the Kincaids for this booklet! |
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A. S.
Aloe SuperDiatherm Floor Model Diathermy Machine Manual |
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Schall &
Son: Electro-Medical Instruments And Their Management |
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H. G. Fischer - Fischer Accessories |
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Scheidel-Western X-Ray Coil Company Catalogue |
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Swett & Lewis: The Cyclone Coil (TB Kinraide) |
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Burdick
Short Wave Diathermy Manual |
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The Electron:
McIntosh Electric Monthly Bulletin |
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Dinner with William Benham Snow |
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Drault
X-Ray Coil Booklet and Translation!
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Campbell
Model I High Frequency Coil
and X-Ray and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus |
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H. G.
Fischer - Ultrasonics / Ultrasonic Generator |
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Mihran Krikor
Kassabian: Röntgen Rays and
Electrotherapeutics - Many thanks Frank! |
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A Brief Outline: The History Of H. G. Fischer Corp. |
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H. G. Fischer - Motor And Pump Instructions |
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H. G. Fischer / Thompson Plaster Eurisco Instructions |
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H. G.
Fischer - Actual Facts & Methods That Have Produced Sales
From the family of H. G. Fischer |
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Dr. Howard Plank Actinctotherapy And Allied Physical Therapy /
Diathermy Hyperpyrexia Electrodes |
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H. G.
Fischer Type Y / Combination Y / A. S. Aloe "New Lightning" Blueprints |
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H. G. Fischer
Portable High Frequency Apparatus - Type K, D, F, J, O |
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High
Frequency Currents - Dr. E. T. Nealey |
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Dr. Thos
Blair - The X-Ray In Country Practice |
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The Ultra Violet
Rays - Swett & Lewis / Kinraide UV Lamp |
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Eleventh Annual
Meeting Of American Electro-Therapeutic Association
Held in Buffalo, NY Sept 24, 25, 26 1901: Thomas Burton Kinraide |
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H. G.
Fischer - Blueprint Samples - Fischer Model "V" Senior; Misc. Fischer Logos over
the years... |
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A. S. Aloe
"New Lightning" Manual |
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H. G. Fischer
FO LO Cabinets |
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Dyne-Electron - Spark Gap Adjustments |
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Aparato
Generador de Rayos X Sanchez y Corrientes de Alta Frecuencia
Apparato Portatil
De Rayos X Sanchez y Alta Frecuencia |
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Dynelectron
Model P Instructions |
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Frederick Finch
Strong: The Home-Treatment Of Tuberculosis by
High Frequency Currents |
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High
Frequency Horticulture / Electroculture:
Everyday Engineering - June 1917 - Thomas Stanley Curtis:
Cultivating Vegetables With Electricity |
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High
Frequency Horticulture / Electroculture:
Everyday Mechanics - March 1916 - Thomas Stanley Curtis:
How Two Boys Cultivated Plants With Electricity |
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Shutts &
Walters Co. - Distributors of Victor, Scheidel Western, Van Houten & Ten Broek;
Finsen Lamp; W. B. Snow Electrodes |
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Electrotherapy With Wm Meyers XXX Wall Plate / Galvanic Faradic Battery |
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H. G.
Fischer Salesman Notecards |
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Massachusetts Department Of Mental Diseases |
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Burdick Cabinet Company Blueprints And Instructions For Quartz Lights |
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H. G. Fischer - Diathermy Theory And Practice |
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H. G. Fischer Reprints: Industrial Physiotherapy / The Uses Of
Physiotherapy (Renal Disease) |
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G-X
Genito-Urinary Diathermy Electrode / General X-Ray Company Boston Mass. |
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National Therapeutic Arc Carbons |
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Instructions For Installing And Operating The New Lightning 4000mA Diathermy
Cabinet - A. S. Aloe Co. |
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Victor: A Little Journey Into The Realms Of The X-Ray |
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Alrededor Del Mundo: Imagenes curiosas de la electricidad
Around The World: Curious Images Of The Electricity
Thomas Burton Kinraide, July 1902 |
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American X-Ray Journal - December 1900 Röntgen Ray Society
Kinraide, Kassabian, Monell, Waite, etc. talking about X-Ray Burns
and X-Ray Tubes Exploding (Imploding)... |
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Electric Spark Photos for Salesmanship |
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Letter from
Renulife! |
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Kinraide
Patents Filed In Germany |
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Booklet for
McIntosh Hogan - Super Rare!! |
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Photographs
from Campbell Electric Company! |
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Shutts &
Walters Co. - Distributors of Victor, Scheidel Western, Van Houten & Ten Broek;
Finsen Lamp; W. B. Snow Electrodes |
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Electrotherapy With Wm Meyers XXX Wall Plate / Galvanic Faradic Battery |
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From Dr. Joel P. Giles, Early Chiropractor:
Engeln Diathermy Machine Instructions |
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Surgical Diathermy In The Treatment Of Cervicitis |
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Electrocoagulation In Cervicitis |
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Electrocoagulation Of Turbinates / Joseph Jaros |
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Frederick Finch Strong - A New System Of High Frequency Therapeutics
(Strong-Ovington Coil) |
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Some
Peculiar Properties Of High Frequency Currents
Earle Ovington |
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Kinraide / Swett & Lewis "Boston" Ultraviolet Lamp
(Iron Arc Lamp) |
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Walter H. White: New Set Of High Frequency Electrodes
for Jackson Coil (Swett & Lewis, Kinraide) |
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