Description: Amazing RARE antique Electroshock - electric shock therapy machine from the 1920s. Called BIG BERTHA No 59, made by McMANIS LABORATORIES Kirksville, MO Also includes three metal pieces which I believe are the pads that would've been placed on the body of the person being shocked... This unit is untested, the wires are really old... Sold AS-IS. I hear some parts moving/rolling inside the piece when rocked back and forth. Very cool and unique decorative piece. Definitely a conversation starter. Popular Science magazine from 1927: shows a device similar to this and describes:Electricity may stimulate or retard a man’s heart action, depending on where the current is applied to his body, according to remarkable tests conducted at the McManis Laboratories, Kirksville, Mo. The subject, in an “electric chair,” is subjected to electric shocks, while his heartbeats are traced on paper charts, as shown on the wall... Please check enlarged photos for more condition detail
Price: 999.95 USD
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-21T23:13:43.000Z
Shipping Cost: 49.5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
Maker: McManis
