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Finding a Boyd’s Battery: An “Electrifying” Ferry Farm Story

Finding a Boyd’s Battery: An “Electrifying” Ferry Farm Story

by gwffoundation | Apr 19, 2018 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

“THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE!” ACCOMPLISHED AT LAST! THE EFFICACY OF ELECTRICITY!! Nearly all Diseases Effectually Cured by BOYD’S MINIATURE GALVANIC BATTERY! This is the opening pitch of an 1879 advertising circular for a popular medical medallion called a...

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