Studio portait of Annie, Maida and Laura Jung
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1927 and 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 800 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the three Jung sisters posing on a wicker sofa. From left to right: Annie (Suey Kin), Maida (Suey Fong), Laura (Suey Ying Jung).
Portrait of Chung Chong Jung
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1952]
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Studio portrait of Chung Chong Jung (1875-1956). Chung Chong Jung was married to Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952).
Portrait of Gee Shee Jung
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1952]
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Studio portrait of Gee Shee Jung (1879-1952). Gee Shee Jung was married to Chung Chong Jung (1875-1956).
violet ray generator kit
- 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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