Thursday, February 26, 2026

D'Arsonval high frequency therapy devices still being produced after 100 years!

 https://www.e-skirgesa.lt/darsonval-hf10-with-4-supports

 It produces 10 watts of power at high frequency 50-60Hz waves which is completely painless and effective in reducing wrinkles and fine lines .

Yeah I don't know....but Antiques Roadshow featured a high frequency D'Arsonval therapy chair from maybe the late 1800s!! Wow.

An early 20th-century Campbell high-frequency D'Arsonval therapy chair, a "revolutionary" medical device, was featured on
Antiques Roadshow (Season 28, "Alaska Native Heritage Center: Hour 3"), aired January 22, 2024. Made in Watertown, this rare aluminum chair, often with vacuum tubes, was used for early electrotherapy treatments

 

Key Details of the Campbell Therapy Chair from Antiques Roadshow:
  • Appraised Item: A Campbell High-Frequency "Electri-Chair" or therapy chair used for D'Arsonval therapy.
  • Origin: Produced approximately 100 years ago (circa 1920s-1930s) in Watertown, New York, by the Campbell company.
  • Purpose: These chairs were designed to deliver high-frequency currents to the body for medical treatment, often featuring electrodes or tubes connected to a large,, frequently aluminum, chair frame.
  • Significance: Considered a "revolutionary" but early, largely discredited, medical technology, these items are now rare, collectible medical antiques.
  • Appraisal Value: The chair was highlighted for its unique,, and somewhat intimidating, historical significance as a form of early electric medical device.
Context on D'Arsonval Therapy:
  • Origin: Developed by French physicist Arsène d'Arsonval in 1891, the technique involves using high-frequency, low-intensity currents on the human body, initially used in both medicine and early beauty treatments.
  • Appearance: These devices typically included a control cabinet, a spark gap, and an Oudin resonator to generate the electrical output

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