The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Chamber Horse
Hobby Horse, Chamber Machine (also includes references to a 'spring deal', 'spring chair' or 'spring box'). Various types of "exercise machines" recommended for use indoors when wet weather prevents riding etc. They took two forms; one resembling a see-saw and the other consisting of a chair with a seat made of layered boards seperated by metal springs upon which one could bounce up and down.
Category: Treatments
Sub category: General
[DOC ID:3786] Spring chair on page (1)
[ID:3786] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Maxwell (Patient) / 10? March? 1776? / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4567] use a chamber horse on page (1)
[ID:4567] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Joseph Clarke (Clark) / Regarding: Reverend Charles Caldwell (of Artrea) (Patient) / 22 January 1780 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:1432] The Spring Deal is all the Exercise she
can take on page (3)
[ID:1432] From: Reverend Patrick Duff (of Old Aberdeen) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs Henrietta Duff (Lumsden) (Henny) (Patient) / 8 August 1777 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:72] the Hobby Horse on page (2)
[ID:72] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Lindsay (Patient) / August? 1769? / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:935] Spring Dale or hobby horse on page (1)
[ID:935] From: Dr John Gregory / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Campbell (Patient) / 22 December 1772 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:5816] Horse Chaise on page (5)
[ID:5816] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Wood / Regarding: Miss Wood (Patient) / 3 May 1789 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:5816] Chaise on page (5)
[ID:5816] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Wood / Regarding: Miss Wood (Patient) / 3 May 1789 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:499] chamber machine on page (2)
[ID:499] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr (of Christiansund (Norway)) (Patient) / 11 July 1774 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:3691] chamber
horse on page (7)
[ID:3691] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr Malcolm Laing (Patient) / 24 March 1774 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4114] Chamber
Machine on page (1)
[ID:4114] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Taylor (Patient) / 25 August 1777 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:5901] employing a Spring
Chair within doors on page (5)
[ID:5901] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Gavin Fullarton / Regarding: Miss Catharine or Elisabeth Shaw (Schaw) (Patient) / 1 October 1789 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4066] the Chamber horse on page (2)
[ID:4066] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Dougall (Dougal) / Regarding: Miss B Gordon (Patient) / 21 May 1777 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:1466] Chamber horse on page (6)
[ID:1466] Case Note / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 1777? / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1507] Spring-Deal, &
on a Hobby Horse on page (3)
[ID:1507] Case Note / Regarding: Mr Robert Thomson (Thompson) (Patient) / 1 April 1778 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:786] chamber horse on page (2)
[ID:786] From: Mr Neill Menzies / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Ruthven (Patient) / 27 May 1766 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:3996] use the Spring deal on page (1)
[ID:3996] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Roger Herriot / Regarding: Reverend James Munro (Monro, of Kinloss) (Patient) / 6 February 1777 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:4547] chaise on page (1)
[ID:4547] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / Regarding: Miss Rebecca Glassford (Beckie) (Patient) / 30 November 1779 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:2308] Chaise on page (1)
[ID:2308] From: Mrs Frances Anna Dunlop (Wallace) (of Dunlop) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr John Dunlop (of Dunlop) (Patient) / 28 August 1783 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1615] used a Chamber horse on page (3)
[ID:1615] From: Dr Robert Menzies (of Dura ) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Symson (of Brunton) (Patient) / 24 January 1779 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:2484] Spring-Dale on page (2)
[ID:2484] From: Mr William Dougall (Dougal) / To: Mr Thomas Gordon (of Whitburn) / Regarding: Reverend Thomas Gordon (of Speymouth) (Patient) / 10 July 1784 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1188] Chamber horse on page (2)
[ID:1188] From: Mr Laurence Edmonston (Edmonstone) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mrs (Patient) / 22 December 1775 / (Incoming)
