Close-up of a 1930s iron lung, with text describing its manufacturer.

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The Story of Dr. Frank Mellow and his Electrostatic Generator
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The Story of Dr. Frank Mellow and his Electrostatic Generator

The name Dr. Frank Ernest Mellow is attached to forty-three different artefacts here at the Museum of Health Care, not the least of which is the massive electrostatic generator currently on display in our “Electricity and the Invisible Ray” gallery! ⁠

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Collections Corner: Electrostatic Generator
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Collections Corner: Electrostatic Generator

In 2006 the Museum of Health Care received this fascinating artefact donation. This machine generated an electrical charge with the turn of a crank and could be used with various instruments for electrotherapy or to produce x-rays.

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