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motorcycle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16269
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV982.7.1
- Description
- Motorcycle, made by the Canadian Cycle and Motor Co. (CCM). It was manufactured ca 1911, and it is identified as a Model 10. The serial number on engine is, M.T. 11098. The motorcycle has a bicycle style tubular, metal frame. The engine and fuel tank are mounted inside the frame. A leather link chain runs from the engine pulley to a large drive pulley on the rear wheel. The motorcycle is equipped with bicycle style pedals as well as the engine.
- Object History
- Original owner's name found on bicycle by CCI staff in Ottawa. Last licenced 1923. That owner died in a car accident in 1924.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Weston
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violet ray generator kit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5622
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV986.20.2
- Description
- Violet ray generator; box is black, silver corners, hinged lid, two hinged snap closures, black handle; inside lid is brown velvet with silver holders for glass tube attachments; plaque "CHAS.A.BRANSTON LIMITED"; in box left side is voltage dial, three black control knobs; right side is compartment for two cords, one with plug end, other with hollow brown bakelite? handle; with two discs on handles, two metal tubes, one roller with handle, metal rectangle, and red instruction booklet "THE BRANSTON VIOLET RAY HIGH FREQUENCY GENERATOR", illustrated; c. 1928
- Object History
- This is a Branston Violet Ray Generator. Branston’s claims were similar to those of other Violet Ray makers. Treatments are given for over a hundred ailments, ranging from abscess through appendicitis, colitis, diabetes, glaucoma, gonorrhoea, haemmorrhoids, impotence, laryngitis, mumps, pyorrhea, tuberculosis, ulcers, wrinkles and even writer’s cramp. Electrical medical devices like this one were popular for decades among physicians, irregular practitioners, and home users, who could purchase them through catalogs and drugstores. The machine plugs into an electrical wall outlet. A glass electrode plugs into the wand, produces a violet glow, and delivers a spark when touched to the skin. The strength of the spark, controlled by the voltage selector, ranges from mild to quite intense. Attachments could stimulate many body parts.
- Classification
- Energy Production T&E - - Other Energy Production T&E
- Object Term
- Generator
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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