Wappler Cabinet Electrotherapy Device
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Wappler Excel High Frequency Medical Electrotherapy Device. Oak cabinet with step back top having a glass front panel, 12.5 in. disc with metal knob on front and “Mil-Am-Meter” electrical current gauge above signed “Wappler Electric Mfg. Co. Inc., New York”; The bottom of the cabinet has a single drawer over a door with open interior compartment. Has 1 electric “spark gap” wand with rubber handle, missing control box which hangs on the left side of the case. - This early 20th century device was used in electrotherapy surgical healing, particularly the treatment of tumors. Referenced use found in "Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, an international journal published monthly", Volume XIV, January - June 1912; page 319-320 duscuss using a high frequency apperatus (noting the Wappler "Excell" in a section titled "Thomas: The Sestruction of Bladder Tumors by Desiccation". 51 in. high x 19 in. wide x 18 in. deep.
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Wappler Cabinet Electrotherapy Device
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