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Electro-Medical Device
Glassware
Electro-medical device originally part of a set made by the Bleadon-Dun Company. The Bleadon-Dun Company, based in Chicago, was a prominent marketer of electro-medical devices, especially popular in the 1910s-1920s, known for its "Violetta" violet ray machines that claimed to relieve pain and promote health, alongside other gadgets. They were considered the "world's largest exclusive manufacturers of portable, one-piece, high frequency generators" by the 1920s, selling various devices promising cures for numerous ailments until legal challenges debunked their medical claims.
2023.28.031
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Glassware
Scientific Equipment
Bleadon-Dun Company
circa 1915 - circa 1925
Chicago
Illinois
United States of America
North America
Could possibly be made by Max Bleske & Co / Germany
3 in
5-3/4 in
2-1/4 in
Glass
Metal