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An Improved Patent Magneto Electric Machine. The deep rectangular wooden box with a double hinged lid contains a brass frame with a large magnet at one side, a driving wheel at the other, and twin blue felt covered revolving coils between the magnet and the wheel. The crank handle is on the outside of the box, and a terminal is at each end. Two leads with round hollow brass handgrips are designed to apply the electric current to the patient. Modern black insulation tape has been wrapped around where the lead joins to the brass handgrips. Instructions and promotional material features on the interior of the lid.
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