Retinoscope

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0869.002

MANUFACTURER: Bausch & Lomb
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 41
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, GLASS, CHROME; HANDLE, WOOD

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bausch Lomb
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

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: RETINSCOPE: A PIERCED PLANE OR CONCAVE MIRROR WHICH DIRECTS LIGHT INTO THE PUPIL TO EXAMINE THE RETINA.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF EYE-SPECIALISTS TOOLS AVAILABLE C.1920.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ETCHED ON BACK OF MIRROR 'B.& L.O.CO.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: METAL PAINTED BLACK; HANDLE, WOOD PAINTED BLACK, BAND CHROME FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Bausch & Lomb, Retinoscope, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.0869, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0869.002/

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