Electroconvulsive therapy machine, England, 1945

Electroconvulsive therapy machine, England, 1945

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) machine with two crude head electrodes and early mains lead with plug, Spencer Paterson Mark lV, serial number 244, English, 1946-1950. Ohmmeter made by Ferranti Ltd. Timing dial was actually a telephone dial. Psychiatrist Arthur Spencer Paterson (1900-1983), who worked for most of his career at West London Hospital, did much to help introduce ECT in Britain. See note.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) machine, with head electrodes

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