What is this and is it actually an Edison?
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
perhaps an old school defibrillator?
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
It's a late 19th- early 20th C. quack medical battery. There's absolutely no reason to believe it was an Edison product.
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
I just saw this today and wondered what the heck it was, too. What the heck are the things that look like buffing wheel pads? And what about a carriage and feedscrew? *grin*
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
The pads are sponges, they were wet and used as electrical contacts on the body. The cylindrical device is a rheostat for changing the current strength..
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
and the question is, why are you knowldgeble on these devices (or do we want to know what goes on in the home of estott)?estott wrote:The pads are sponges, they were wet and used as electrical contacts on the body. The cylindrical device is a rheostat for changing the current strength..
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
I used to have quite a collection- they're fascinating.
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
I'm almost afraid to ask what else you've collected in the past.estott wrote:I used to have quite a collection- they're fascinating.
Perhaps some early 20th century mechanical divices used to cure "hysteria" in women?
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
I hope this isn't TOO O/T and the image isn't copyrighted...if it is, just delete it. I couldn't resist after Zeppy's post. I just hope it's not resized too much as to be unreadable.
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Re: What is this and is it actually an Edison?
I'm really starting to wonder about some of you folks.coyote wrote:I hope this isn't TOO O/T and the image isn't copyrighted...if it is, just delete it. I couldn't resist after Zeppy's post. I just hope it's not resized too much as to be unreadable.
mmmmm...I know the smell of lysol gets me fired up!