We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
Grigg Medical Electrican – c1875
c. 1875, electro-therapy device, the coil in a turned mahogany case with adjustable iron rod core, with engraved silver-plated plaque ‘Grigg’s Conical Electro Magnetic Machine Patented Jan 8th 1873 London, Sole Manufacturer J R Chislett 35 Union St Plymouth’, mounted on mahogany base board with magnet, contact breaker and lacquered brass terminals… 9″ x 5″ x 4.25″… $800
