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An attractive turn of the century
quackery device in the form of a pendant. The knowledge that electrical currents were
created when certain metal were juxtaposed was the basis on which
many such devices were said to have widespread therapeutic effects
as galvanic generators (galvanism). One of the more common of these was the Boyd's
battery. This example is most unusual in having the metals framed in
a gagate pendant. The reverse side shows and exquisitely rendered
cherub with electric bolts emanating from both hands with the
periphery embroidered in flowers. Marked London Galvanic Generator,
Pall Mall Electrical Association. |
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