[Circulating swings used in treatment for insanity]

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):: Hallaran, William Saunders, author
Publication:: Cork: Edwards and Savage, 1818
Language(s):: English
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: Mental Disorders
Equipment and Supplies
Genre(s):: Book Illustrations
Abstract:: Two views of 'circulating swings' with patients strapped in; bottom view shows a man on a platform rotating a swing on which a man is strapped.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):: Is part of: Practical observations on the causes and cure of insanity, p. 95.; See related catalog record: 66450100R
Extent:: 1 print
Technique:: wood engraving
NLM Unique ID:: 101436549 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: A013395
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436549

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