Magniflex Galvanic Model B
Magniflex Galvanic Model B
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- Description
- Electrically operated physio-therapy machine with inscriptions that read “GALVANIC MODEL B / SERIAL NO. 0-132” and “MANUFACTURED BY / THE QUADSON INSTRUMENT CO. / 3115 VENICE BLVD. / LOS ANGELES 6, CALIF.” In 1950, William G. Eckert, doing business as Quadson Instrument Co., applied for two trademarks—MAGNIFLEX and MEDCOTRONIC—for electrically-operated physiotherapy machines. The firm was convicted of false and misleading claims in the 1960s.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- electrotherapeutic device
- place made
- United States: California, Los Angeles
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- cloth (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall, as stored: 14 1/2 in x 14 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in; 36.83 cm x 36.195 cm x 28.575 cm
- ID Number
- MG.274347.007
- catalog number
- 274347.007
- serial number
- 0-132
- accession number
- 274347
- catalog number
- 274347.007
- Credit Line
- Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Food and Drug Administration
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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