Item not tested – I’ll leave that to you. Includes everything shown in pictures.
Posted in mahler | 
Comments Off | April 15th, 2024
Tags: apparatus, electrical, electrolysis, hair, mahler, medical, quack, removal, withbox
Antique Medical Quack Equipment Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Model R with Catalog Copy- Working Condition. Offering this antique Medical Quack Equipment Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Model R with Copy of Original Catalog in Working Condition. This is a Model R Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Number 78787 in its original case with key and working lock. It was made by the Renulife Electric Company of Detroit, Michigan and comes with a copy of an original catalog. Patent date is September 30, 1919. The Renulife Violet Ray Generator top-of-the-line Model R was used for quack medicine purposes and is a representation of the medical practices of that time period. This piece of equipment is in working condition and produces a violet ray discharge from the wand through the various glass instruments. This item is a very collectible rare working piece of quack medical equipment. Please see pictures for the actual condition of this antique Renulife Heath Generator. Measures approximately 15″ x 11″ x 5 1/2 in lockable case.
Posted in antique | Comments Off | March 19th, 2024
In as found condition. Only cleaned the dust from it. Please review photos carefully and feel free to ask any questions. I’ve taken the liberty of listing some examples of what I’ve found in the photo links as well. Here are some words a collectors website has to say about it. In addition to phenic acid it was discovered that the vapors of formic aldehyde (formalin) also had a strong antiseptic power however these gases were toxic by inhalation; devices like the one presented below were built for the sterilization of the operating rooms: at regular intervals the rooms were hermetically closed for 12- 24 hours, the appliances were turned on and the environment was saturated with formalin vapors. Large apparatus for the disinfection of operating rooms or large rooms of the company Aesculap Schering, for its shape and height (45 cm) had been nicknamed “the lighthouse”. It is composed of a metal base on which a 7-burner alcohol lamp rests, then follows a truncated-conical structure that supports a black wooden cylinder crossed from side to side by numerous holes. The formalin tablets were probably distributed over the holes and sublimated by the effect of the underlying heat. It is a fairly rare device, its construction should date back to the late 1800s.
Posted in late | Comments Off | March 18th, 2024
Over 250 pages of interesting apparatus including batteries, motors, switches, push buttons, telegraph and telephone equipment, fans, burglar alarms, bells, electric alarm clocks, binding posts, automobile ignition parts, door bells, vibrators, medical shock devices etc. Hundreds of fantastic engraved illustrations. Covers are worn but intact, some inner spinal separation, paper is nice and strong. Absolutely guaranteed to be old and original.
Posted in vintage | Comments Off | February 16th, 2024
Vintage Medical Collectible Device Bennett PR-2 Respiration Unit – AS-IS.
Posted in vintage | Comments Off | February 8th, 2024
Antique Medical Quack Equipment Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Model R with Catalog. Offering this antique Medical Quack Equipment Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Model R with Original Catalog. This is a Model R Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Number 65841 in its original case with catalog was made by the Renulife Electric Company of Detroit, Michigan. Patent date is September 30, 1919. The Renulife Violet Ray Generator top-of-the-line Model R was used for quack medicine purposes and is a representation of the medical practices of that time period. This piece of equipment no longer produces the violet ray discharge from the wand through the various glass instruments. It turns on and makes the usual buzzing sound, but does not produce any violet rays. Please see pictures for the actual condition of this antique Renulife Heath Generator. Measures approximately 15″ x 11″ x 5 1/2 in lockable case.
Posted in antique | Comments Off | February 7th, 2024
Antique Medical Quack Equipment Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Model R with Catalog. Offering this antique Medical Quack Equipment Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Model R with Original Catalog. This is a Model R Renulife Violet Ray Health Generator Number 65841 in its original case with catalog was made by the Renulife Electric Company of Detroit, Michigan. Patent date is September 30, 1919. The Renulife Violet Ray Generator top-of-the-line Model R was used for quack medicine purposes and is a representation of the medical practices of that time period. This piece of equipment no longer produces the violet ray discharge from the wand through the various glass instruments. It turns on and makes the usual buzzing sound, but does not produce any violet rays. Please see pictures for the actual condition of this antique Renulife Heath Generator. Measures approximately 15″ x 11″ x 5 1/2 in lockable case.
Posted in antique | Comments Off | February 2nd, 2024
Rare Vintage Medical Specimen Slicing Kit by Spencer of Buffalo, NY. Very sharp, be careful when opening. The box has anice blue velvet interior, The knife itself has a threaded hole in assuming its for a handle when using this surgical tool. This is dated to pre WW2. Additional information and pictures are available upon request.
Posted in antique | Comments Off | December 29th, 2023
