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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0575.003
- MANUFACTURER
- Jones Medical Instrument Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- washers
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- synthetic washer; metal washer
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Medical equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Jones
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Chicago
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Instrument probably used c. 1970s+. Not used after 1981. These washers may be unused.
- Canada
-
Component of instrument which is part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto On. Originally donated to Academy of Medicine- History of Medicine Museum by Dr. S.W. Epstein, 407-25 Leonard Ave., Toronto, ON M5T 2R2, in 1981. - Function
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To increase compression or pressure exerted. - Technical
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3 specialty washers to be used under hex packing nut, in order to increase compression. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Washers are unmarked. Tag fastened to bag containing washers marked "WASHERS TO BE/ USED UNDER HEX/ PACKING NUT IF/ MORE COMPRESSION/ IS REQUIRED". "824" printed by hand in blue ink on tag face.
- Missing
- None.
- Finish
- One black synthetic, and two silver metal washers; paper tag.
- Decoration
- N/A
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