Shocking!

[Greg G.]

Take a guess at what this vintage electrical device was used for.  Hint: Cuckoo!

[Bill Cahill]

You gotta be kidding!
Either a clock, or, worse yet, shock therapy?
Bill Cahill 

[jiggerman]

It looks like something to generate electricity. Probably for shock therapy as Bill stated. Cool looking machine anyway. Jiggerman

[Greg G.]

Yup, it's a vintage shock therapy device for mental patients.

[GusHerb]

wow that's a pretty spooky looking thing.

[bwanna]

glad they don't use these any more. i would be a likely candidate for treatment

[Dan/Panther]

glad they don't use these any more. i would be a likely candidate for treatment

Took the words clean out of my mouth...

D/P

[Bill Cahill]

Actually,, in worst cases they still do use that torture, er, treatment.
You won't catch me willingly trying it.....
No thanks!
Bill Cahill

[McHeath]

Electroconvulsive therapy has success with depression and is still used today.  (shockingly to most folks-bad pun)  A couple of companies, at least, still make the ECT machines, and you are usually given some sort of anesthesia beforehand.  The amount of juice used to cause a seizure various depending on the person, as does the amount of treatments given.  I was once a counseling major in grad school, though we never did any ECT at our school, some people really find it to be a relief to their depression.

[gpo706]

Thats an amazing bit of kit, have you ever tried it (joking!)

I put 500V through my mate with my megger, good clean fun (its milliamps folks)

ECT here also meant Edinburgh Corporation Transport (as was).

[Dan/Panther]

gpo706;
Reminds me never to turns me Arse to ya.
D/P