The Violetta High-Frequency Generator

Object NameHigh Frequency Violet Ray Kit

Manufacturerprobably Bleadon-Dun Company

Made FromPyrex or Soda Lime Glass, Metal, Neon, Wood, Velvet

Date1875-1925

Place MadeUnited States, IL, Chicago

TechniqueProbably flameworked

SizeBox H: 12.5 cm, W: 41.5 cm, D: 27 cm

Accession Number2022.8.1

Credit LineGift of Mike and Peggy Quinn

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionHigh Frequency Violet Ray Kit. Wooden, velvet-lined case with handle, double nickel-plated lock, and removable trays; case covered with material resembling leather. Case contains one 100-250 volt Violetta high frequency ray generator with electrode handle, which has a press-button for switching of the current. Also contained within box are 21 different high frequency vacuum electrodes/electrode components, including: a surface electrode for the skin (#0), a single eye electrode (#8), a mild effect glass roller electrode (#47), an unidentified electrode coated with a rubber-like material, a spinal column electrode (#6), a wound treating electrode with hollowed surface (#32), an unidentified electrode labeled "neon", an insulated tongue electrode (#15), a comb electrode for hair and head (#4), a cauterizing electrode for removing warts (#10), an unidentified electrode encasing a metal spring, portions of a multi-part ozone inhaler with rubber bulb for treating the bronchial passages (#101), an insulated ear electrode (#12), an insulated rectal dilator electrode for internal haemorrh (#28), an insulated urethra electrode (#17), an insulated throat electrode (#13), an unidentified electrode with coiled end, and a metal tube with long, narrower neck.
Provenance

Source Mike Quinn

Source Peggy Quinn