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Type of Object
Cup, eye
Date of Manufacture
1878-1885
Physical Details
Electro-therapeutic eye cup electrode with wooden handle. Eye cup is a thick, clear glass, eye-shaped cylinder with a steel spring inside. Cup has a steel neck into which is screwed a brown wooden handle. A small metal knob is at the end of the wooden handle, which is where an electrical source would be plugged in to the device. Used to treat the eye by sending an electrical current through the instrument. Claims to "soothe the nerves."
Dimensions (L x W x H)
3.5 cm. x 20 cm. x 4.3 cm.
Medical Subject
Electric Stimulation Therapy
Accession Number
1988.3
Genre
medical equipment
Local Genre
medical artifact
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Language
eng
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Rights
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Collection
Medical Artifacts Collection
Source
Original object: Electrode Eye Cup, VCU Health Sciences Library Medical Artifacts. Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
File Name
mar00018.jpg
Accessibility Note
Content is digitally accessible 2010.