Bosch Short-Wave Therapy Unit
This is a Bosch short-wave therapy unit. It was used in physiotherapy treatments at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa. The short-wave therapy unit used deep heat to treat parts of the body that were ...
Bottle
Half gallon bottle of medicinal liquid paraffin from Wyley's Ltd Wholesale and Manufacturing Chemists, Coventry. Medicinal paraffin is a highly refined mineral white oil used in Infrared Spectroscopy ...
Canvas Strap
This strap was used in hydrotherapy treatments at the Royal Pump Rooms. During treatment the strap was placed underneath the patient as they lay in the water. It was attached to ropes that were suspended ...
Cartoon
Ink cartoon by Ken Aitken of the Royal Pump Rooms sinking into the river Leam, signed by the artist, c.1980. Ken's cartoons on topical issues were published every week by the Leamington Spa Courier. This ...
Cartoon
Ink cartoon by Ken Aitken of the Royal Pump Rooms covered in lights and signs advertising events, Blackpool style. The caption reads 'We Decided That a Facelift Was the Only Answer', c.1980. Ken's cartoons ...
Catalogue
Schall Electro-Medical Apparatus Bulletin No. 1034/1. A catalogue of galvanic, faradic and sinusoidal therapy apparatus published by Schall & Son Ltd, London, about 1940. This sort of medical equipment ...
Catalogue
Electro Medical Supplies Diathermy Apparatus and Accessories catalogue, published in 1949. There is an introduction by Dr Elkin P. Cumberbatch. There are two loose leaf sheets within the booklet: a price ...
Catalogue
Catalogue for the Megatherm short-wave therapy unit and the Megatherm Junior portable short-wave unit, made by EMS in about 1940. This sort of medical equipment was used at the NHS physiotherapy treatment ...
Catalogues
Three EMS catalogues bound within a light brown card cover embossed with "E.M.S.". The catalogues are bound together with a piece of string. The three catalogues are: Electro-Medical Apparatus and Accessories, ...
Cervical Traction at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
Colour photograph taken at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa, in about 1970. The photograph shows a man receiving cervical traction. He is sitting on a raised bed with a cervical traction harness applied ...
Cervical Traction Head Harness
This is a cervical traction harness. It was used in physiotherapy treatments at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa. The harness provided support and tension to a patient's head and neck during cervical ...
Cervical Traction Head Harness Hanger
This coat hanger frame was used with a cervical traction harness. It was used in physiotherapy treatments at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa. The harness provided support and tension to a patient's ...
Child Being Treated at the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
Black and white photograph showing two attendants lowering a child into a deep bath. This is possibly a saline bath which was used at the Royal Pump rooms from the 1920s. Saline baths were used for general ...
Copp's Hotel, High Street, The Market and Wise's Baths
Ink on paper print Copps's Hotel, High Street, The Market And Wise's Baths By John Merridew, 1822 The print depicts a street scene along High Street, Leamington Spa. Copp's Hotel is to the left and a ...
Corridor, Mishkor Sanatorium
Jason Oddy (born 1967) Corridor, Mishkor Sanatorium, 2002 C-type print photograph This work shows a corridor leading to the hydrotherapy room at the Mishkor sanatorium in Ukraine. The break up of the ...
De Normanville Pool, Royal Pump Rooms
The large swimming pool at the Royal Pump Rooms features a unique iron roof. It was designed by William de Normanville and opened in 1890. Until 1950, the pool was used by men only, there being a separate ...
De Normanville Pool, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
Photograph by Walden Hammond of the inside of the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa. A scene at the large swimming pool in the Royal Pump Rooms.
De Normanville Pool, Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
Black and white photograph by Walden Hammond inside the Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa. View of the De Normanville pool with women in and around it. There are diving boards at the end with women waiting ...