Depressor, tongue
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ORAL/WIEDER
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0855.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PENN
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CHROME-PLATED STEEL(?)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.3 cm
- Width
- 2.3 cm
- Height
- 11.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Instruments
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PENN
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1930'S TO 1970'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO HOLD THE TONGUE DOWN WHILE EXAMINING, TREATING OR OPERATING ON THE THROAT AND MOUTH. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'PAT. NO. 53649', 'PENN' (IN SCRIPT), 'USA' 'CHROME' STAMPED INTO ONE SIDE OF DEPRESSOR/ 'WHW' STAMPED INTO OTHER SIDE.
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- THE END IS TEXTURED AND HAS 3 OVAL-SHAPED HOLES/ VERY SLIGHTLY CURVED END/ ROUNDED CORNER HAS RAISED RIM.
- Decoration
- N/A
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PENN, Depressor, tongue, after 1920, Artifact no. 1985.0855, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0855.001/
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