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violet ray generator kit

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5622
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV986.20.2
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.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Energy Production T&E - - Other Energy Production T&E
Object Term
Generator
Maker
Chas. A. Branston Limited
Weston Electrical Instrument Corporation
Subjects
Electrical and Magnetic Tools and Equipment
Occupations - Pharmacists
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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wall clock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81748
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV011.20.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV011.20.1
Description
Clock - wall clock in a wood case with a pendulum enclosed by a lower extension of the case. The case face is octagonal with a round clock dial. The clock is made by the "New Haven" clock company of the USA. and is marked as a "REGULATOR"
There is a paper label glued to the back of the clock : "8 Day ERIE REGULATOR / TIME PIECE / MADE BY / THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. / NEW HAVEN CONN. / U.S.A. / DIRECTIONS FOR REGULATING THE CLOCK / If the clock should go too fast, lower the ball; if too / slow, raise it." printed on label.
There is a pendulum with the clock
There is a key to wind the clock
Object History
The donor was a janitor working for the Burnaby School Board durring most of his career. The clock was donated is from the Riverway East School. This school was built in 1906 and torn down after the Second World War, ca 1948, and replaced with a new school called Glenwood.
Riverway East School was very similar to the Seaforth School now located at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Timekeeping T&E
Object Term
Clock
Subjects
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
Names
Riverway East School
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watch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16260
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV982.6.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV982.6.10
Description
Pocket watch; silver, cream, black; outside of watch is silver metal with floral engraving; inside of watch has cream face with two gold flower sprays embossed on right and left; watch face is in the top part of face; bottom part of face has metal circle with metal bar running over it
Object History
C. 1900; rare; made in Switzerland
Marks/Labels
"8 JOURS" (French), painted on left bottom of face, under flowers "8 DIAS" (Spanish), painted on centre of watch face "8 DAYS", painted on right bottom of face, under flowers "SWISS", painted on centre of watch face, above '6' "R S", painted on left of face, under '7' "A F", painted on right of face, under '5'
Country Made
Switzerland
Subjects
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
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watch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact16261
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV982.6.11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV982.6.11
Description
Pocket watch with chain; gold coloured cover with white watch face and black numbers; has small second face for seconds at bottom; back has metal cover with engraving on inside
Object History
9 carat; made in Switzerland; made in Birmingham according to accession register
Marks/Labels
"VERTEX", painted in centre of watch face "SWISS MADE", painted along bottom of watch face "For good service / presented to / James Murray (larger) / by / Ogston & Tennant Ltd.", engraved inside, on watch "679142" engraved inside, on cover
Country Made
Switzerland
Subjects
Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
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weight

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44855
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.57.3
Description
Net weight, round, stone, doughnut-shaped with hole in the middle.
Object History
The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum).
Subjects
Persons
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
Archeological Specimen
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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weight

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44856
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV002.57.4
Description
Net weight, round, stone, doughnut-shaped with hole in the middle. Made of volcanic stone.
Object History
The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum).
Subjects
Persons
Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
Archeological Specimen
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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weights and box

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact9125
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.1549.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.1549.1
Description
weights and storage box; rectangular wood box with hinged lid. Faded green velvet insert. Brass weights in graduated sizes: 50 g, 30 g , 20 g, 10 g, 5 g, 3 g, 2 g, and 1 g.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment - Scales
Maker
Central Scientific Company
Subjects
Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
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Whisk

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24556
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV975.5.1052
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV975.5.1052
Description
Whisk broom; bamboo; black-brown in colour. Bound in two rows of twine material.
Object History
This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company", Victoria, B.C.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Chemical T&E
Marks/Labels
No labels attached
Measurements
18 cm height x 4 cm width
Subjects
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
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whistle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39911
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.21
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.21
Description
Whistle. Metal, World War 1 military, whistle on cord. Cord is attached to whistle's ring by metal clip.
Object History
Whistle belonged to Frederick Homer Cassels who was a World War I Veterinary Service Army veteran. Frederick immigrated to Burnaby from England in 1919.
Frederick Homer Cassels was born June 25th 1870 or 1872 in Paisley, Ontario. He moved to BC in 1914 and settled in Vancouver. Cassels was a veterinary surgeon in the 103rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
Prior to that, Cassels worked in Washington State. He married Emily Frances McMullen in England in 1919. They came back to Canada and settled in Burnaby the same year.
He later worked as a marble worker, sticker and polisher at Continental Marble Works until 1932. The family settled in Burnaby's "Skunk Hollow" area, an area off Boundary Road at 13th Avenue and Clydesdale. Their children attended Schou St. School.
He passed away July 31 1948.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Sound Communication T&E - - Sound Communication Devices
Object Term
Whistle
Marks/Labels
"Patent 57208" "PATENT"
Subjects
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
Wars
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing
Clothing - Military Uniforms
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wok

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24562
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV975.5.1058
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV975.5.1058
Description
Metal wok with two handles opposite each other. Area close to handles is particularly rusty. An imprinted circle with approximately a 10 cm diameter in the middle.
Object History
This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Chemical T&E - - Labware
Measurements
32cm height x 32 cm width
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Science and Technology Tools and Equipment
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
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wrench

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79065
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X2869
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X2869
Description
Utility wrench for faucets. "ANDREE WRENCH - 121N - PAT - 1377178"
Subjects
Metalworking Tools and Equipment
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