General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

41

AKA

ophthalmoscope (.1)

Patents

N/A

General Description

OPHTHALMOSCOPE: METAL, CHROME, SYNTHETIC, GLASS/ PT. CASE, WOOD, LEATHERETTE LINING INSIDE LID, METAL HINGES & LOCK, INSTRUMENT RACK METAL; INSTRUMENT TRAY LEATHERETTE COVERED, CHROME PLATED KNOBS; CANVAS POUCH. PT. CASE SEE SUPP.INF

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

33.5 cm

Width

19.7 cm

Height

7.0 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

PILLING

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C.1920

Canada

AN EXAMPLE OF EYE INSTRUMENTS USED IN CANADA C1920-1930'S.SOME WERE USED BY A JACK WALL WHO WORKED IN THE ARCTIC FOR DEPT. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS (now referred to as Crown-Indigenous and Northern Relations Canada and Indigenous Services Canada) "MANY YEARS" AGO. HIS EXPERTISE WAS IN "TRACHOMA" OR INFECTIONS OF THE EYE. THE ROLLER FORCEPS.3 ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR TRACHOMA (REF.2).

Function

A KIT CONTAINING VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS USED BY OPHTHALMOLOGISTS FOR THE EXAMINATION, DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT OF THE EYE, INCLUDING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS. THE REFLECTING OPHTHALMOSCOPE IS AN INSTRUMENT MADE UP OF LENSES AND PRODUCING A BEAM OF LIGHT BY MEANS OF WHICH THE RETINA OF THE EYE CAN BE SEEN. A VALUABLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. (REF. 1, PG.1014, REF.2, REF. 3 PG. 1161).

Technical

EXAMPLES OF EYE-SPECIALISTS TOOLS AVAILABLE C.1920.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

OPHTHALMOSCOPE: ETCHED ON TOP 'THE J.E. LIMEBURNER CO./ [CO.LOGO]/ PHILA.'; ETCHED ON SURFACE UNDER MOVEABLE PTS., NUMBERS IN WHITE & RED/ PT. CASE, PRINTED IN GOLD ON INSIDE OF LID, "EYE CASE/ PAR. 914 M.M.D. 1917/ G.P. PILLING & SON Co./ PHILADELPHIA/ CONTRACT DATED APRIL 29TH 1918"/ ETCHED ON INSIDE OF METAL INSTRUMENT RACK, "PILLING PHILA".

Missing

SOME INSTRUMENTS, TOOLS SUCH AS SCISSORS & FORCEPS

Finish

OPHTHALMOSCOPE: TOP OF INSTRUMENT METAL PAINTED BLACK, HANDLE, BLACK SYNTHETIC, BAND JOINING HANDLE CHROME FINISH/ PT. CASE, WOOD STAINED BROWN, VARNISHED; METAL LOCK, HINGES & INSTRUMENT RACK SILVER-COLOURED; LEATHERETTE LINING INSIDE LID & INSTRUMENT TRAY, STAINED BLACK, KNOBS CHROME-FINISH; LETTERING ON INSIDE OF LID GOLD; CANVAS POUCH KHAKI-COLOURED.

Decoration

N/A