There are several other high voltage Quackery machines in pieces in the basement that also look good for radio related components. One appears to be a diathermy machine from at least the 20's with a marble top and strange large coils and transformers. There is , of course, one of the buzzer high voltage wart removing devices that outputs a nice 1/4 inch arc. I have one of those in a cylindrical form that accepts various shaped argon filled tubes or metal electrodes.
The antique diathermy machine might be of interest to some of the Antique Wireless Assn types, since this was basically a transmitter somewhere in the 20-30 mHz range, and many of the old diathermy machines use identical components to antique transmitters. Some could be easily modified into a "vintage" transmitter that could be actually used on the air. Some of the lighter weight stuff like the buzzer wart machine might fetch a good price over e-Pay. There are specialised hobbyists who collect antique electrical medical quackery, so I suspect there would be a ready-made market for some of that stuff.
That wart machine may not be quackery and may not be antique. Not too many years ago I had some growths removed from my face and that's exactly what the dermatologist used. His may have been more state-of-the-art, but it was the same technology - basically a "Tesla" coil that burnt away the flesh with a controlled spark.
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