Keywords: French Medical Device, Electrotherapy Machine, Quack Medical, Scientific Instrument, Wooden Case, Brass Hardware, Paris, Hospital Supplier, Antique Apparatus, Victorian Era

Summary:
Antique French medical electrotherapy apparatus by Charles Chardin, Paris, housed in a fitted wooden case with brass hardware. The interior retains various metal components, terminals, dial elements, and printed instructional label for Charles Chardin, Paris, supplier to hospitals.

A label on the top reads in French, “Ne Pas Renverser La Boite / La Porter Par La Poignee / Ch. Chardin, Paris,” translating roughly to “Do not overturn the box / carry it by the handle.”

Charles Chardin was a Paris maker and supplier of medical and scientific apparatus. Devices of this type were used in the late 19th and early 20th century for electrotherapy and related medical treatments.
Measurement: Mesurements: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 6 in. (26.7 x 26.7 x 15.2 cm.) approx

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