Paraffin Bath
name: label: maker
content: J. A. Preston Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: The Dickson paraffin bath originated with James A. Dickson, a surgeon who served for many years as chair of the orthopedic department of the Cleveland Clinic.
label: Description
content: Ref: James A. Dickson, “The Paraffin Bath,” Physical Therapy 14 (1934): 78-79.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the J.A. Preston Corporation, through Thomas E. Mitchell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0750.23
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0750.23
label: accession number
content: 1984.0750
objectType: label: Object Name
content: paraffin bath
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: stainless steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/2 in x 8 1/4 in x 17 in; 21.59 cm x 20.955 cm x 43.18 cm