The estate settlement of Belinda/Melinda Newman in rural Linn County, Iowa, in the 1860s lists an item that I do not normally see during this time period:
a galvanic battery
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| Sale Bill from Belinda Newman Estate, Linn County Iowa, probate case files 570; digital image obtained on FamilySearch. |
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I'm wondering if it was one of these?
http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/2010/Batts/index.htm
It seems to be a quack medical medallion, based on the ideas of the galvanic cells - different metals react to sweat, creating electrical charges that cure everything!
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